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noun
The application of scientific methods and techniques to problems of decision making, especially in business management and government administration.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Qualifier: operations
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noun
research designed to determine most efficient way to do something
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: research
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