运算 (yùn suàn) — to perform (mathematical) calculations; to carry out an operation (especially in computing)
Definition
运算 means 'to compute / perform a calculation' — strictly a math or data-processing operation (each ∼ in 这台计算机每秒能∼十亿次). Don't confuse with 运营 ('to run a business/system') or 手术 ('surgery'); 推算 is the related sense of calculating by inference.
verb
to perform (mathematical) calculationsto carry out an operation (especially in computing)
Examples
- 运算。Zhè tái chāo jí jì suàn jī měi miǎo néng yùn suàn shí yì cì.This supercomputer can perform one billion operations per second.
- 运算，。Jiě zhè dào tí xū yào yí bù yí bù dì yùn suàn, bù néng tiào bù.To solve this problem, you need to compute step by step; you can't skip steps.
- 运算。Zhè ge chéng xù huì zì dòng yùn suàn yòng hù shū rù de shù jù.This program will automatically compute the data entered by the user.
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