From 66b881ae2f6c469145d9532f10207376035a48f3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: antonio <45235678+tonypowa@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2024 11:30:55 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] tutorials: alerting > evaluation (#93981)

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 ### Set evaluation behavior
 
-An [evaluation group](https://grafana.com/docs/grafana/latest/alerting/fundamentals/alert-rules/rule-evaluation/) defines when an alert rule fires, and it’s based on two settings:
+The [alert rule evaluation](https://grafana.com/docs/grafana/latest/alerting/fundamentals/alert-rules/rule-evaluation/) defines the conditions under which an alert rule triggers, based on the following settings:
 
-- **Evaluation group**: how frequently the alert rule is evaluated.
-- **Evaluation interval**: how long the condition must be met to start firing. This allows your data time to stabilize before triggering an alert, helping to reduce the frequency of unnecessary notifications.
+- **Evaluation group**: every alert rule is assigned to an evaluation group. You can assign the alert rule to an existing evaluation group or create a new one.
+- **Evaluation interval**: determines how frequently the alert rule is checked. For instance, the evaluation may occur every 10s, 30s, 1m, 10m, etc.
+- **Pending period**: how long the condition must be met to trigger the alert rule.
 
 To set up the evaluation: