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Word: Operation
Speech Type: Noun
late Middle English: via Old French from Latin operatio(n-), from the verb operari ‘expend labour on’ (see operate)
ˌɒpəˈreɪʃn
the action of functioning or the fact of being active or in effect
Short Definition:action of operating
Examples:- restrictions on the operation of market forces
- the company's first hotel is now in operation
an act of surgery performed on a patient
Short Definition:act of surgery
Examples:- I've never felt better since my bypass operation
an organized activity involving a number of people
Short Definition:organized activity
Examples:- a rescue operation
- Operation Desert Storm
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.
Short Definition:mathematical process
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