Definition: value
value
n 1: a numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed; "the
value assigned was 16 milliseconds"
2: the quality (positive or negative) that renders something
desirable or valuable; "the Shakespearean Shylock is of
dubious value in the modern world"
3: the amount (of money or goods or services) that is
considered to be a fair equivalent for something else; "he
tried to estimate the value of the produce at normal
prices" [syn: economic value]
4: relative darkness or lightness of a color: "I establish the
colors and principal values by organizing the painting
into three values--dark, medium...and light"-Joe Hing Lowe
5: (music) the relative duration of a musical note [syn: time
value, note value]
6: an ideal accepted by some individual or group; "he has
old-fashioned values"
v 1: fix or determine the value of; assign a value to, as of
jewelry or art work
2: hold dear; "I prize these old photographs" [syn: prize, treasure,
appreciate]
3: regard highly; think much of [syn: respect, esteem, prize,
prise] [ant: disrespect, disrespect]
4: place a value on; judge the worth of something; "I will have
the family jewels appraised by a professional" [syn: measure,
evaluate, valuate, assess, appraise]
5: estimate the value of something [syn: rate]
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Value \Val"ue\, n.
1.
(a) That property of a color by which it is distinguished
as bright or dark; luminosity.
(b) Degree of lightness as conditioned by the presence of
white or pale color, or their opposites.
2. (Math.) Any particular quantitative determination; as, a
function's value for some special value of its argument.
3. [pl.] The valuable ingredients to be obtained by treatment
from any mass or compound; specif., the precious metals
contained in rock, gravel, or the like; as, the vein
carries good values; the values on the hanging walls.
Value \Val"ue\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Valued; p. pr. & vb. n. Valuing.] 1. To estimate the value, or worth, of; to rate at a certain price; to appraise; to reckon with respect to number, power, importance, etc. The mind doth value every moment. --Bacon. The queen is valued thirty thousand strong. --Shak. The king must take it ill, That he's so slightly valued in his messenger. --Shak. Neither of them valued their promises according to rules of honor or integrity. --Clarendon. 2. To rate highly; to have in high esteem; to hold in respect and estimation; to appreciate; to prize; as, to value one for his works or his virtues. Which of the dukes he values most. --Shak. 3. To raise to estimation; to cause to have value, either real or apparent; to enhance in value. [Obs.] Some value themselves to their country by jealousies of the crown. --Sir W. Temple. 4. To be worth; to be equal to in value. [Obs.] The peace between the French and us not values The cost that did conclude it. --Shak. Syn: To compute; rate; appraise; esteem; respect; regard; estimate; prize; appreciate.
Value \Val"ue\, n. [OF. value, fr. valoir, p. p. valu, to be worth, fr. L. valere to be strong, to be worth. See Valiant.] 1. The property or aggregate properties of a thing by which it is rendered useful or desirable, or the degree of such property or sum of properties; worth; excellence; utility; importance.
Source: The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (2003-OCT-10)
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