The act of achieving points in a game or competition. Also refers to the process of evaluating, grading, or keeping track of results.
From Old Norse 'skor' meaning notch or tally mark, originally referring to cuts made in wood to keep count. The connection between cutting marks and tracking points led to the modern sports and evaluation meanings.
The word 'score' originally meant making physical cuts in wood to count things - each notch represented one unit. This ancient tallying method lives on in our language when we 'score' points or settle 'old scores,' maintaining the metaphor of marking achievements.
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