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werking — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • action noun The process of doing something, especially to achieve a purpose.
  • effect noun A change that is the result or consequence of something else.
  • functioning adj Working or operating properly.

Senses

werking is used for these senses in English:

  • action (mathematics) A way in which each element of some algebraic structure transforms some other structure or set, in a way which respects the structure of the first. Formally, this may be seen as a morphism from the first structure into some structure of endomorphisms of the second; for example, a group action of a group G on a set S can be seen as a group homomorphism from G into the set of bijections on S (which form a group under function composition), while a module M over a ring R can be defined as an abelian group together with a ring homomorphism from R into the ring of group endomorphisms of M (which is also called the action of R on M).
  • effect (sound engineering) An alteration, or device for producing an alteration, in sound after it has been produced by an instrument.
  • functioning Manner by which something functions; the workings.

action — full definition

  1. noun The process of doing something, especially to achieve a purpose.
  2. noun Exciting or fast-paced activity, especially in a film or story.
  3. noun A formal legal proceeding; a lawsuit.
  4. noun The mechanism of a device, such as a firearm or musical instrument, that makes it work.

effect — full definition

  1. noun A change that is the result or consequence of something else.
  2. verb To bring about; to cause to happen.

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