Meaning of operation
Definition of operation
(noun)
the
state
of
being
in
effect
or
being
operative; "that
rule
is no
longer
in operation"
a
business
especially
one run on a
large
scale; "a
large-scale
farming
operation"; "a
multinational
operation"; "they
paid
taxes on
every
stage
of the operation"; "they had to
consolidate
their operations"
a
planned
activity
involving
many
people
performing
various
actions; "they
organized
a
rescue
operation"; "the biggest
police
operation in French history"; "running a
restaurant
is
quite
an operation"; "consolidate the companies
various
operations"
(computer science)
data
processing
in which the
result
is
completely
specified
by a
rule
(especially the
processing
that results from a
single
instruction); "it can
perform
millions of
operations
per second"
activity
by a
military
or
naval
force
(as a
maneuver
or campaign); "it was a
joint
operation of the
navy
and air force"
a
medical
procedure
involving an
incision
with instruments; performed to
repair
damage
or
arrest
disease
in a
living
body; "they
will
schedule
the operation as
soon
as an
operating
room
is available"; "he died
while
undergoing surgery"
a
process
or
series
of
acts
especially
of a
practical
or
mechanical
nature
involved
in a
particular
form
of work; "the
operations
in
building
a house"; "certain
machine
tool
operations"
process
or
manner
of
functioning
or operating; "the
power
of its
engine
determines its operation"; "the plane's operation in
high
winds"; "they compared the
cooking
performance of
each
oven"; "the jet's performance conformed to
high
standards"
(psychology) the
performance
of
some
composite
cognitive
activity; an operation that affects
mental
contents; "the
process
of thinking"; "the
cognitive
operation of remembering"
(mathematics)
calculation
by
mathematical
methods; "the problems at the end of the
chapter
demonstrated
the
mathematical
processes
involved
in the derivation"; "they were
learning
the
basic
operations
of arithmetic"
the
activity
of
operating
something (a
machine
or
business
etc.); "her
smooth
operation of the
vehicle
gave us a
surprisingly
comfortable
ride"
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