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; | ||||
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.
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