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Look up operation in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Operation or Operations may refer to: Operation (game), a battery-operated board game that challenges
Operation
British Second World War deception operation
Operation Mincemeat was a successful British deception operation of the Second World War to disguise the 1943 Allied invasion of Sicily. Two members of
Operation_Mincemeat
Alleged program of the CIA
Operation Mockingbird is an alleged large-scale program of the United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) that began in the early years of the Cold
Operation_Mockingbird
2003–2011 conflict in Iraq
re-engaged in Iraq, leading a new coalition under Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve, as the conflict evolved into the ongoing Islamic State
Iraq_War
2025 Ukrainian military operation in Russia
Operation Spiderweb (Ukrainian: Операція «Павутина», romanized: Operátsija "Pavutýna") was a covert drone attack carried out by the Security Service of
Operation_Spiderweb
Anti-crime operation in Karachi, Pakistan
Operation Lyari (Urdu: جرّاحت لیاری, romanized: Jarr'āhat Lyāri) was a Pakistani government crackdown against crime syndicates, terrorist groups and other
Operation_Lyari
1990–1991 conflict in the Middle East
efforts were in two phases: Operation Desert Shield, which marked the military buildup from August 1990 to January 1991; and Operation Desert Storm, from the
Gulf_War
Secret post-WWII United States program
Operation Paperclip was a secret United States intelligence program in which more than 1,600 German scientists, engineers, and technicians were taken
Operation_Paperclip
Topics referred to by the same term
Operation Vijay (lit. 'Operation Victory') may refer to: Operation Vijay (1961), the operation by the Indian Armed Forces that led to the liberation of
Operation_Vijay
Israel's deterrence strategy of massive retaliation with nuclear weapons
up. Retired Israeli brigadier general Itzhak Yaakov referred to this operation as the Israeli Samson Option. In the 1973 Yom Kippur War, Arab forces
Samson_Option
1941 Axis invasion of the Soviet Union during WWII
Operation Barbarossa was the invasion of the Soviet Union by Nazi Germany and several of its European Axis allies starting on Sunday, 22 June 1941, during
Operation_Barbarossa
Type of firearm action
Recoil operation is an operating mechanism used to implement locked-breech autoloading firearms. Recoil operated firearms use the energy of recoil to
Recoil_operation
Central Intelligence Agency domestic espionage project (1967–1974)
Operation CHAOS or Operation MHCHAOS was a Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) domestic espionage project targeting American citizens operating from 1967
Operation_CHAOS
2006 video by Hard Fi
In Operation is the first live DVD from Hard-Fi, filmed at London's historic Astoria venue and the full live performance, during their sold out 15 date
In_Operation
2018 film directed by Chris Weitz
Operation Finale is a 2018 American historical drama thriller film directed by Chris Weitz from a screenplay by Matthew Orton about a 1960 clandestine
Operation_Finale
Land warfare force of the United Kingdom
under Operation Orbital to help train the Armed Forces of Ukraine against further Russian aggression. This operation was succeeded by Operation Interflex
British_Army
Type of concealed or secretive government activity
A covert operation, clandestine operation or undercover operation is a military or police operation involving a covert agent or troops acting under an
Covert_operation
Deceptive way to catch a person committing a crime
In law enforcement, a sting operation is a deceptive operation designed to catch a person attempting to commit a crime. A typical sting will have an undercover
Sting_operation
World War II battle, 1944–1945
and referred to by the Germans as Unternehmen Wacht am Rhein (transl. Operation Watch on the Rhine), was an offensive campaign on the Western Front during
Battle_of_the_Bulge
In mathematical set theory, a set of Gödel operations is a finite collection of operations on sets that can be used to construct the constructible sets
Gödel_operation
Series of 1950s American nuclear tests
Map all coordinates in "Operation Plumbbob" using OpenStreetMap Download coordinates as: KML GPX (all coordinates) GPX (primary coordinates) GPX (secondary
Operation_Plumbbob
Computer science topic
In computer programming, a bitwise operation operates on a bit string, a bit array or a binary numeral (considered as a bit string) at the level of its
Bitwise_operation
1962 proposed U.S. false flag operation against American citizens
Operation Northwoods was a proposed false flag operation which originated within the Department of Defense of the US government in 1962. The proposals
Operation_Northwoods
Western covert paramilitary operation
Operation Valuable was a failed covert operation conducted during the Cold War by France, the United Kingdom and the United States in collaboration with
Operation_Valuable
World War II operation in France
Operation Overlord was the codename for the Battle of Normandy, the Allied operation that launched the successful liberation of German-occupied Western
Operation_Overlord
2024–2025 Ukrainian corruption investigation
Operation Midas (Ukrainian: Операція «Мідас», romanized: Operacija "Midas") (also known as "Mindich-gate") is an anti-corruption investigation of the
Operation_Midas
Covert operation
Operation Rubicon (German: Operation Rubikon), until the late 1980s called Operation Thesaurus, was a secret operation by the West German Federal Intelligence
Operation_Rubicon
1941 World War II military offensive
Operation Brevity was an attack in mid-May 1941, during the Western Desert Campaign of the Second World War. Conceived by the commander-in-chief of the
Operation_Brevity
German plan for putting down civil unrest, repurposed for planned coup, WW2
Operation Valkyrie (German: Unternehmen Walküre) was a German World War II emergency continuity-of-government operations plan issued to the Territorial
Operation_Valkyrie
Software that manages computer hardware resources
multiprogramming, such that, if one job is blocked waiting for an input/output (I/O) operation to complete, another job can use the CPU. Holding multiple jobs in memory
Operating_system
Alleged right-wing Argentine plot against left-wing activists in Central America
Operation Charly (Spanish: Operación Charly) was allegedly the code-name given to a program during the 1970s and 1980s undertaken by the junta in Argentina
Operation_Charly
Clandestine Western military operations during the Cold War
Operation Gladio was the codename for clandestine "stay-behind" operations of armed resistance that were organized by the Western Union (WU; founded in
Operation_Gladio
2026 operation to open the Strait of Hormuz
Operation Project Freedom is a United States military operation launched on 4 May 2026 to escort merchant ships, in response to Iranian attacks on shipping
Operation_Project_Freedom
1921–26 Soviet counterintelligence plan
Operation Trust (Russian: операция "Трест", romanized: operatsiya "Trest") was a counterintelligence operation of the State Political Directorate (GPU)
Operation_Trust
Post WWII Soviet secret operation
Operation Osoaviakhim was a secret Soviet operation in which more than 2,500 German scientists, engineers and technicians, who worked in several areas
Operation_Osoaviakhim
2023 Icelandic film by Óskar Þór Axelsson
Operation Napoleon (sometimes with subtitle Frozen Conspiracy, Icelandic: Napóleonsskjölin) is a 2023 Icelandic thriller film directed by Óskar Þór Axelsson
Operation_Napoleon
US Navy operation to establish an Antarctic research base
was a United States Navy (USN) operation to establish the Antarctic research base Little America IV. The operation was organized by Rear Admiral Richard
Operation_Highjump
Russian term for the Russo-Ukrainian war
"Special military operation" (also "special operation", and abbreviated as "SMO" or "SVO", or Russian: спецопера́ция, romanized: spetsoperatsiya, Ukrainian:
Special_military_operation
Topics referred to by the same term
Operation Geronimo may refer to: Operation Neptune Spear, the May 2011 operation that resulted in the death of Osama bin Laden in Abbottabad, Pakistan
Operation_Geronimo
1988 studio album by Queensrÿche
Operation: Mindcrime is the third studio album by American progressive metal band Queensrÿche. Originally released on May 3, 1988, the album was reissued
Operation:_Mindcrime
1984 military conflict
Operation Chumik and Operation Ibex refer to two expeditions by Pakistani and Indian military respectively to seize the strategically important Chumik
Operation Chumik/Operation Ibex
Operation_Chumik/Operation_Ibex
Proposed US intervention in French Indochina
01556°E / 21.38694; 103.01556 Operation Vulture (French: Opération Vautour) was the name of the proposed U.S. operation that would rescue French forces
Operation_Vulture
British musical comedy
‹ The template Infobox musical is being considered for merging. › Operation Mincemeat is a musical comedy with book, music and lyrics by David Cumming
Operation_Mincemeat_(musical)
operation 𝓐 is an operation that constructs a set from a collection of sets indexed by finite sequences of positive integers. The Suslin operation was
Suslin_operation
Allied plan to invade mainland Japan, WWII
Operation Downfall was the proposed plan by United States and British Empire forces for the invasion of the Japanese home islands near the end of World
Operation_Downfall
2003–2014 British military operations in Afghanistan
Operation Herrick was the operational name for the British Armed Forces' operations during the War in Afghanistan, from 2002 to the end of combat operations
Operation_Herrick
1989–1997 British Hong Kong–based operation
Operation Yellowbird (Chinese: 黃雀行動) or Operation Siskin was a British Hong Kong–based operation to help the Chinese dissidents who participated in the
Operation_Yellowbird
German operation to capture Kursk from the USSR during WWII
Operation Citadel (German: Unternehmen Zitadelle) was the German offensive operation in July 1943 against Soviet forces in the Kursk salient, proposed
Operation_Citadel
1943 final battles of Tunisian campaign
Operation Vulcan (22 April – 1 May 1943) was one of the last ground attacks by the Allied forces of the First Army against the Italian and German forces
Operation_Vulcan
Exercise by Nazi Germany to forge British bank notes
Operation Bernhard was an exercise by Nazi Germany to forge British bank notes. The initial plan was to drop the notes over Britain to bring about a collapse
Operation_Bernhard
WW2 German project to produce fuel from shale oil
Operation Desert (German: Unternehmen Wüste) was a German synthetic fuel project during World War II. It attempted to build a shale oil industrial production
Operation_Desert
Islamist terrorist attack in Indian-administered Kashmir
announced a ceasefire on 10 May 2025. In retaliation, Indian forces launched Operation Mahadev to identify and neutralise the terrorists. On 28 July 2025, three
2025_Pahalgam_attack
Topics referred to by the same term
Operation Dawn may refer to: Operation Dawn (1967), a planned Egyptian offensive against Israel Operation Dawn (1983) (Operation Dawn 1), an Iranian offensive
Operation_Dawn
Mexican anti-drug trafficking operation in Jalisco
operation which killed El Mencho, the leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), and six others in Tapalpa, Jalisco, Mexico. The operation sparked
2026_Jalisco_operation
Series of local retreats by the German army in March 1943 on the eastern front
Operation Büffel ("Buffalo") was a series of local retreats conducted by the German Army Group Centre on the Eastern Front during the period 1–22 March
Operation_Büffel
It was never mounted. The other missions were Operation Condor, Operation Concertina, and Operation Coverlet. Between 1940 and 1945, the Channel Islands
Operation_Constellation
Operation Góral (Polish: Akcja Góral) was an action carried out by the Polish anti-Nazi resistance organization Home Army (Armia Krajowa, or "AK"), which
Operation_Góral
Military operation during the Western Desert Campaign of the Second World War
Operation Skorpion (Unternehmen Skorpion) from 26 to 27 May 1941, was a military operation during the Western Desert Campaign of the Second World War.
Operation_Skorpion
1959 film by Blake Edwards
Operation Petticoat is a 1959 American World War II submarine comedy film in Eastmancolor from Universal-International, produced by Robert Arthur, directed
Operation_Petticoat
1944 Soviet military offensive during WW2
Operation Bagration (Russian: Операция «Багратио́н», romanized: Operatsiya Bagration) was the codename for the 1944 Soviet Byelorussian strategic offensive
Operation_Bagration
National intelligence agency of Israel
The Institute for Intelligence and Special Operations (Hebrew: המוסד למודיעין ולתפקידים מיוחדים, romanized: ha-Mosád le-Modiʿín u-le-Tafkidím Meyuḥadím)
Mossad
1943 Allied landings in Italy
Operation Avalanche was the codename for the Allied landings near the port of Salerno, executed on 9 September 1943, part of the Allied invasion of Italy
Operation_Avalanche
1942 World War II Soviet operation
Operation Uranus (19–23 November 1942) was a Soviet strategic operation on the Eastern Front of World War II which led to the encirclement of Axis forces
Operation_Uranus
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up phoenix or phenix in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Operation Phoenix or Phenix may refer to: Phoenix Program, CIA military, intelligence, and
Operation_Phoenix
Topics referred to by the same term
During World War II, two operations in the Pacific theater were called Operation Coronet. An early planning name for Operation Chronicle, which was executed
Operation_Coronet
U.S. military cloud-seeding project in Vietnam (1967–1972)
Operation Popeye / Sober Popeye (Project Controlled Weather Popeye / Motorpool / Intermediary-Compatriot) was a military cloud-seeding project carried
Operation_Popeye
1944 Allied invasion of Southern France
Operation Dragoon (initially Operation Anvil), known as Débarquement de Provence in French (lit. 'Provence Landing'), was the code name for the landing
Operation_Dragoon
Military unit of the Indian Army
involved in various operations including the Indo-Pakistan war of 1971 (including Chachro Raid), Operation Bluestar, Operation Pawan, Operation Cactus, Kargil
Para_(Special_Forces)
Metropolitan Police investigation into historic child abuse claims (2014–2016)
Operation Midland was a United Kingdom criminal investigation carried out by the London Metropolitan Police between November 2014 and March 2016 in response
Operation_Midland
Official name for the US's war on terror
Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) was the official name used by the U.S. government for both the first stage (2001–2014) of the war in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
Operation_Enduring_Freedom
Code name for the creation of German extermination camps in Poland in World War II
Operation Reinhard or Operation Reinhardt (German: Aktion Reinhard or Aktion Reinhardt; also Einsatz Reinhard or Einsatz Reinhardt) was the codename of
Operation_Reinhard
Planned WWII operation against the US
Operation PX (Japanese: PX作戦, romanized: PX Sakusen), also known as Operation Cherry Blossoms at Night (夜桜作戦 Yozakura Sakusen) was a planned Japanese
Operation_PX
1982 undeclared Argentina–United Kingdom war
nuclear-powered submarine, HMS Dreadnought, to the South Atlantic, codenamed Operation Journeyman. It is unclear whether the Argentines were aware of their presence
Falklands_War
Topics referred to by the same term
Operation Sunrise may refer to: Operation Sunrise (World War II), a series of secret negotiations in March 1945 in Switzerland between elements of the
Operation_Sunrise
Behavioristic concept introduced in 1982
Motivating operation (MO) is a behavioristic concept introduced by Jack Michael in 1982. It is used to explain variations in the effects in the consequences
Motivating_operation
1991 airlift of Ethiopian Jews to Israel
Operation Solomon (Hebrew: מבצע שלמה, Mivtza Shlomo) was a covert Israeli military operation from May 24 to 25, 1991, to airlift Ethiopian Jews to Israel
Operation_Solomon
British Combined Operations raid during World War II
Operation Biting, also known as the Bruneval Raid, was a British Combined Operations raid on a German coastal radar installation at Bruneval in northern
Operation_Biting
Topics referred to by the same term
Operation Musketeer may refer to: US military plans for the Philippines campaign (1944–1945) Operation Musketeer (1956), the Anglo-French invasion of Egypt
Operation_Musketeer
Series of 1960s US high-altitude nuclear tests
Map all coordinates in "Operation Fishbowl" using OpenStreetMap Download coordinates as: KML GPX (all coordinates) GPX (primary coordinates) GPX (secondary
Operation_Fishbowl
Allied landing operations in French North Africa during World War II
Operation Torch (8–16 November 1942) was an Allied invasion of French North Africa during World War II. Torch was a compromise operation that met the British
Operation_Torch
Codename of a series of executions
Operation Silbertanne (silver fir) was the codename of a series of executions that were committed between September 1943 and September 1944 during the
Operation_Silbertanne
U.S. intelligence and covert action agency
and analyzing intelligence from around the world and conducting covert operations. The agency is headquartered in the George Bush Center for Intelligence
Central_Intelligence_Agency
Battery-operated game of physical skill
Operation is a battery-operated game of physical skill that tests players' hand-eye coordination and fine motor skills. The game's prototype was invented
Operation_(game)
Topics referred to by the same term
Operation Lotus may refer to: Indonesian invasion of East Timor (1975–1976), a conflict fought between the Indonesian New Order and East Timor. Operation
Operation_Lotus
Opération Baliste was a French aeronaval operation off Lebanon aimed at securing citizens of the European Union in the context of the 2006 Lebanon War
Opération_Baliste
Planned World War II military operation
Operation Sledgehammer was an Allied plan for a cross-Channel invasion of Europe during World War II, as the first step in helping to reduce pressure
Operation_Sledgehammer
1942 German offensive on the Eastern Front of World War II
Operation Braunschweig (Brunswick), named after Braunschweig, was the German summer offensive that began on 28 June 1942. The operation was initially
Operation_Braunschweig
Incidents of Political corruption in India based on bribery
Operation Lotus, also known as Operation Kamala, is a term coined in 2008 to describe a political strategy used by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in
Operation_Lotus_(BJP)
Allied tactical operation of World War II
Operation Cottage was a joint American-Canadian plan to complete the recapture of the Aleutian Islands from the Japanese in 1943. Allied military forces
Operation_Cottage
In mathematics, the cohomology operation concept became central to algebraic topology, particularly homotopy theory, from the 1950s onwards, in the shape
Cohomology_operation
Intergovernmental economic organisation
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD; French: Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques, OCDE) is an intergovernmental
OECD
2023 rebel military operation in Myanmar
Operation 1111 (Burmese: ၁၁၁၁ စစ်ဆင်ရေး) is an ongoing military operation in Myanmar launched by Karenni Ethnic Armed Organisations (EAOs) including the
Operation_1111
1950s US biological warfare tests
Operation Dew refers to two field trials conducted by the United States in the 1950s designed to study the behavior of aerosol-released biological agents
Operation_Dew
Operation Zahnarzt (literally "Operation Dentist") was a plan by the Germans to eliminate Lieutenant General George S. Patton's Third Army during World
Operation_Zahnarzt
World War II Nazi special-ops mission
Operation Greif (English: Griffin; German: Unternehmen Greif) was a special operation commanded by Waffen-SS commando Otto Skorzeny during the Battle
Operation_Greif
1981 Israeli airstrike on an Iraqi nuclear reactor
Operation Opera (Hebrew: מִבְצָע אוֹפֵּרָה), also known as Operation Babylon, was a surprise airstrike conducted by the Israeli Air Force on 7 June 1981
Operation_Opera
Topics referred to by the same term
Operation Unicorn may refer to: Opération Licorne (English: Operation Unicorn), a French peacekeeping operation in Côte d'Ivoire Opération Licorne (English:
Operation_Unicorn
KGB colonel and double agent (1938–2025)
exfiltrated from the Soviet Union in July 1985 under a plan code-named Operation Pimlico. The Soviet Union subsequently sentenced him to death in absentia
Oleg_Gordievsky
Topics referred to by the same term
Operation Washtub may refer to: Operation Washtub (Nicaragua), a covert CIA operation in Nicaragua in the 1950s Operation Washtub (United States), a covert
Operation_Washtub
Land reform movement in West Bengal, India
Operation Barga was a land reform movement, throughout rural West Bengal for recording the names of sharecroppers (bargadars) while avoiding the time-consuming
Operation_Barga
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OPERATION
Surname or Lastname
German and Dutch
German and Dutch : from Middle High German bloch, Middle Dutch blok ‘block of wood’, ‘stocks’. The surname probably originated as a nickname for a large, lumpish man, or perhaps as a nickname for a persistent lawbreaker who found himself often in the stocks.English : possibly a metonymic occupational name for someone who blocks, as in shoemaking and bookbinding, from Middle English blok ‘block’.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : Americanized spelling of Bloch (see Vlach).Adriaen Coertsz Block was a Dutch-born merchant-explorer who traded along the CT coast and Long Island shortly after Hudson’s voyage to the region in 1609. Block Island, between the north fork of Long Island and RI, which he used as a base of operations, is named after him.
Surname or Lastname
English (mainly East Anglia)
English (mainly East Anglia) : nickname for a lordly, impressive, or sharp-eyed man, from Middle English egle ‘eagle’ (from Old French aigle, from Latin aquila).English (of Norman origin) : habitational name from Laigle in Orne, France, the name of which ostensibly means ‘the eagle’, although it is possible that the recorded forms result from the operation of early folk etymology on some unknown original. Matilda de Aquila is recorded in 1129 as the widow of Robert Mowbray, Earl of Northumberland.Jewish : translation into English of Adler.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Middle English, Old French sur(ri)gien (from a derivative of Late Latin chirurgia ‘handiwork’), hence an occupational name for a person who performed operations, mostly amputations. Before the advent of anaesthetics, only crude surgery was possible, and the calling was often combined with that of the barber or bath house attendant.French : topographic name for someone who lived close to a gushing spring.
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Method; Way; Mode; Manner; Operation; Process
OPERATION
OPERATION
Girl/Female
Tamil
Bhuvaneshwari | பà¯à®µà®¨à¯‡à®·à¯à®µà®°à¯€Â
Goddess of earth, Goddess name
Boy/Male
Hindu
Lord
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Son of Lord Rama
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Kannada
New
Boy/Male
Celtic Welsh
Mythical son of Gwynham.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Powerful; Mighty
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Possessor of Eternal Power
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Delightful Association with Holy One
Boy/Male
African, Arabic, Australian, Muslim, Swahili
Exalted; From Swahili
Girl/Female
Tamil
Doll
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n.
The clippings of metals made in various mechanical operations.
n.
The operation of removing the uvula.
n.
A stick with a hole in one end through which passes a loop, which can be drawn tightly over the upper lip or an ear of a horse. By twisting the stick the compression is made sufficiently painful to keep the animal quiet during a slight surgical operation.
n.
A follower of Sabellius, a presbyter of Ptolemais in the third century, who maintained that there is but one person in the Godhead, and that the Son and Holy Spirit are only different powers, operations, or offices of the one God the Father.
n.
That which runs or flows; the quantity of a liquid which flows in a certain time or during a certain operation; as, the first running of a still.
n.
The act or operation of transferring the blood of one man or animal into the vascular system of another; also, the introduction of any fluid into the blood vessels, or into a cavity of the body from which it can readily be adsorbed into the vessels; intrafusion; as, the peritoneal transfusion of milk.
a.
To have a legal course; to be attached; to continue in force, effect, or operation; to follow; to go in company; as, certain covenants run with the land.
n.
That which runs or flows in the course of a certain operation, or during a certain time; as, a run of must in wine making; the first run of sap in a maple orchard.
v. t.
To be subjected to; to bear up against; to pass through; to endure; to suffer; to sustain; as, to undergo toil and fatigue; to undergo pain, grief, or anxiety; to undergothe operation of amputation; food in the stomach undergoes the process of digestion.
n.
The plastic operation for closing a fissure in the hard palate.
n.
The series or network of triangles into which the face of a country, or any portion of it, is divided in a trigonometrical survey; the operation of measuring the elements necessary to determine the triangles into which the country to be surveyed is supposed to be divided, and thus to fix the positions and distances of the several points connected by them.
n.
An operation for the repair of an injury or a defect in the walls of the urethra.
n.
A straight, horizontal mark placed over two or more members of a compound quantity, which are to be subjected to the same operation, as in the expression x2 + y2 - x + y.
n.
The act or operation of moving in the manner of a worm; continuation of motion from one part to another; as, the vermiculation, or peristaltic motion, of the intestines.
n.
The operation of expelling one substance from another by heat, as sulphur or arsenic from ores, in a muffle.
v. t. & i.
To perforate (the skull) with a trepan, so as to remove a portion of the bone, and thus relieve the brain from pressure or irritation; to perform an operation with the trepan.
n.
The operation of gathering grapes.
n.
That which is operated or accomplished; an effect brought about in accordance with a definite plan; as, military or naval operations.
n.
The act or operation of opening a vein for letting blood; bloodletting; phlebotomy.
n.
Accumulated and established knowledge, which has been systematized and formulated with reference to the discovery of general truths or the operation of general laws; knowledge classified and made available in work, life, or the search for truth; comprehensive, profound, or philosophical knowledge.