Initial Assessment

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
IA
Pronunciation
/ˌɪˈnɪʃəl əˈsɛsmənt/
Category
Governmental
Related Field
Military

Examples in Context

  1. Chinese officials in Beijing gave reporters their initial assessment of the cost and extent of the damages.
  2. The first phase of such an investigation should include an initial assessment of the accuracy of the laboratory's data.
  3. Ultrasound is an ideal imaging tool for initial assessment of cervical lymph nodes in children.
  4. If this initial assessment indicates that no meaningful errors were made in the analytical method used to arrive at the data, a full-scale OOS investigation should be conducted.
  5. The technical issues, which have not yet been entirely resolved, caused some reviewers to revisit their initial assessment, lowering high scores that can drive sales.

Other meanings of IA