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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
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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
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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
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the state of being in effect or being operative
that rule is no longer in operation
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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
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activity by a military or naval force (as a maneuver or campaign)
it was a joint operation of the navy and air force
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(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
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process or manner of functioning or operating
the power of its engine determine its operation
the plane's operation in high winds
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(mathematics) calculation by mathematical methods
they were learning the basic operations of arithmetic
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(psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents
the cognitive operation of remembering
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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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