Operation
Definition of Operation
Op`er`a´tion | n. | 1. | The act or process of operating; agency; the exertion of power, physical, mechanical, or moral. | | 2. | The method of working; mode of action. | | 3. | That which is operated or accomplished; an effect brought about in accordance with a definite plan; as, military or naval operations. | | 4. | Effect produced; influence. | | 5. | (Math.) Something to be done; some transformation to be made upon quantities or mathematical objects, the transformation being indicated either by rules or symbols. | | 6. | (Surg.) Any methodical action of the hand, or of the hand with instruments, on the human body, to produce a curative or remedial effect, as in amputation, etc.| Calculus of operations | | See under Calculus. |
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