operation
- noun
- /ˌɑːpəˈreɪʃən/
- Specialized
- There was a statistically significant reduction in operation time in the intervention group compared with the placebo group.
- perform an operation
- arithmetic operations
- divide operation
What are the operations I can do in this CPU?
- What are the operations I can do in this CPU?
- Now consider the following operation on A.
- In both cases the add operation is the first slot and multiplies the second slot.
- OK, so the tricky thing right now is the order of operation on also how to construct it.
- OK, but instead, I'm going to write another operation.
- Mine goes up OK, and that's the sum of the operation is zero, OK.
Examples
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Early time-motion studies helped to shorten operations and improve product quality.
Academic text (2012) -
Except for comparisons, both FPU units perform all operations, including division and square root instructions.
Academic text (1994) -
So N where N is the number of operations, right?
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Would you call this operation successful so far?
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Most often, they involve a series of operations, each carried out by different people.
Academic text (1994) -
We can discuss the new computer operation and the personnel shift at the same time.
Fiction book (1991) -
So you can just read off from these rows which operations I did good.
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When you perform this operation, it cancels out.
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So we called subtraction the inverse operation of addition.
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In mathematics, a fundamental operation like addition helps students understand basic concepts.
Synonyms
Doing math to find an answer or the correct amount
A calculation that uses numbers with decimals often done by a computer
A calculation in math like adding, subtracting, multiplying or dividing numbers
A calculation with numbers like adding, subtracting, multiplying or dividing
A series of steps used to solve math problems like addition or multiplication
A calculation that uses matrices like adding or multiplying them
A rule that combines two values into one result, like addition or AND
An operation with two inputs that gives a true or false result
A way of combining two things to give one result
A math or computer action that uses one value
A math or programming action that takes only one input, like negation
An action that follows fixed rules to give true or false results
A rule that combines true and false values like AND or OR
A basic action a computer does, like adding or comparing numbers
A basic task a computer or machine does as part of its program
Idioms
Compounds
Secret work by police or agents who hide their identity to gather evidence
- Specialized
A secret activity by a government to gather information about an enemy or threat
A military mission to stop fighting and make an area calm between groups or countries
- Archaic
Medical treatment with surgery and hormones that helps a person live as a different gender
A US-led military attack in 1991 that quickly forced Iraq's army out of Kuwait
- Formal
A secret activity planned and done to stay hidden, often by spies or soldiers
- Specialized
A medical treatment where a doctor makes a cut to fix, remove, or replace a part of the body
- Specialized
A military action that tries to change what people think or feel
- Jargon
A secret action that hides who did it, often for political or military reasons
- Specialized
A military action that lands soldiers from ships onto a shore
- Specialized
A calculation that uses numbers with decimals often done by a computer
- Specialized
A calculation with numbers like adding, subtracting, multiplying or dividing
- Specialized
A calculation in math like adding, subtracting, multiplying or dividing numbers
- Specialized
An operation with two inputs that gives a true or false result
- Specialized
A rule that combines two values into one result, like addition or AND
- Specialized
A rule that uses true and false inputs to give a true or false result like AND, OR, NOT
A police action in which officers pretend to buy illegal drugs to arrest sellers
- Specialized
A mental process that changes information, like thinking or remembering
- Specialized
A military action done together by two or more allied countries using land, sea, and air forces
- Specialized
An action that starts, changes, or stops a device working with data
- Specialized
An action that runs without waiting for other tasks so the program keeps working
- Specialized
A task performed by equipment outside the main computer, for example a printer or external drive
- Specialized
A secret action to take someone to safety from a dangerous area
- Specialized
A secret action to send data out of a computer or network to steal it
- Specialized
An action that runs for a set number of regular time steps in machines or computers
- Specialized
A rule that gives 1 when more than half the inputs are 1 and 0 otherwise
- NSFW
An attack where someone blows themselves up to kill or hurt others for a cause
A large American attack in World War I that helped push back German soldiers
- Specialized
A math or programming action that takes only one input, like negation
- Specialized
A way of doing two or more tasks at the same time by sharing resources
- Specialized
An operation that sews the lower part of the womb closed during pregnancy to prevent early birth
- Specialized
Organized effort to recover data and restart computer systems after a computer attack or failure
- Formal
Actions that police or soldiers take to stop and control a violent crowd during a riot
- Offensive
An attack in which a person kills or injures others and also dies, usually using a bomb
- Specialized
An action done by equipment not connected to or controlled by the main computer
- Specialized
An activity by military or intelligence groups done openly, not secretly
- Specialized
Doing more than one task at the same time on computers or machines
- Specialized
Tasks happen one after another, each starting after the last finishes
- Specialized
An operation that follows a regular clock so events happen at expected times
- Specialized
A process that checks values against a set level and marks which values meet it
- Specialized
A surgical operation that puts a stitch around the cervix to stop it opening too early in pregnancy
- Specialized
A training activity where soldiers rehearse battle actions in realistic conditions without real fighting
- Formal
A planned military action with clear goals that is often secret
How Complex
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Operation comes from Latin operari, meaning 'to work', and in math it means an 'action' you do to numbers, like addition or multiplication. This is why we call adding or dividing a mathematical operation.