English > mathematical operation: 1 sense > noun 1, act| Meaning | (mathematics) calculation by mathematical methods. |
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| Synonyms | mathematical process, operation |
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| Category | mathematics, math, maths | A science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic / logic of quantity and shape and arrangement |
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| Narrower | arithmetic operation | A mathematical operation involving numbers |
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| combination | The act of arranging elements into specified groups without regard to order |
| construction | Drawing a figure satisfying certain conditions as part of solving a problem or proving a theorem |
| differentiation | The mathematical process of obtaining the derivative of a function |
| exponentiation, involution | The process of raising a quantity to some assigned power |
| integration | An operation used in the calculus whereby the integral of a function is determined |
| matrix operation | A mathematical operation involving matrices |
| maximization | The mathematical process of finding the maximum value of a function |
| permutation | The act of changing the arrangement of a given number of elements |
| relaxation, relaxation method | A method of solving simultaneous equations by guessing a solution and then reducing the errors that result by successive approximations until all the errors are less than some specified amount |
| Broader | calculation, computation, computing | The procedure of calculating |
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| Spanish | operación matemática, operación, proceso matemático |
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| Catalan | operació matemàtica, operació, procés matemàtic |
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