Operation and Theory

Operation

Operation noun - A specific task with which a person or group is charged.

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Theory and operation are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Theory" instead a noun "Operation".

Theory noun - An idea that is the starting point for making a case or conducting an investigation.

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Operation and theory are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Operation" instead a noun "Theory".

elaborate	elaborate operation	elaborate theory
particular	particular operation	particular theory
similar	similar operation	similar theory
complex	complex operation	complex theory
Other adjectives: complete, current, proper, single, actual, entire, real, little, main, new, military, last, latest, previous.

At Rotterdam, London, Warsaw and half a hundred other places, they put their rather naive theory into operation.

Source: Badass Boast / Real Life
A theory put in the comments of History of Power Rangers that explains the plotholes concerning Thrax from Power Rangers Operation Overdrive is that he was a two-bit conman.

Source: Fanon / Live-Action TV
And the FBI investigation into 5/9 is called "Operation Berenstain", possibly a nod to the "Berenstain/Berenstein" alternate universe theory.

Source: Series / Mr. Robot

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