On 6/25/2021 11:00 AM, mayqel qunen'oS wrote:
chov assess, evaluate, test (v) luchovmeH 'oy'naQmey lo' [Warriors] who test him with painstiks. S9 tlhIngan wo' yuQmey chovlu'chugh Qo'noS potlh law' Hoch potlh puS. The principal planet of the Klingon Empire, Qo'noS... S27
These are very interesting examples with regards to the verb {chov}.
I don't know why, but I was under the impression that the {chov} is used only to say things like {juH vIchov} as in "I evaluate the house" as in "I asign a price".
However, this now raises the question; can we indeed use the {chov} to say things like "I calculate the price of something"?
No. Evaluation is not the same as calculation. Evaluation is a judgment based on evidence. A calculation is a computation. There is some overlap, but they don't mean the same thing. *SuvwI' Duj vIchov*/I evaluate the warrior's ship/ (Is it good? What are its capabilities? Can it defeat a starship in battle?) *SuvwI' Duj Do vISIm*/I calculate the warrior's ship's velocity/ (and come up with a number like a warp factor) -- SuStel http://trimboli.name