operation

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operation
ɒpəˈreɪʃ(ə)n Listen
Meanings
noun
  • the action of functioning or the fact of being active or in effect.
    E.g. restrictions on the operation of market forces
  • an act of surgery performed on a patient.
    E.g. I've never felt better since my bypass operation
  • an organized activity involving a number of people.
    E.g. a rescue operation
  • a process in which a number, quantity, expression, etc., is altered or manipulated according to set formal rules, such as those of addition, multiplication, and differentiation.

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