Operaties

Operaties is the Dutch plural noun for operation. The term has several senses depending on context: in medicine, it refers to surgical procedures; in mathematics and computing, it denotes a basic action that combines inputs to produce an output; and in general usage it can describe planned actions or business processes. The singular form is operatie.

In medicine, operaties are surgical procedures performed to diagnose, treat or alleviate conditions. They vary in scope from minor procedures to major operations. Preoperative assessment, anesthesia, sterile technique and postoperative care are standard elements of surgical practice. Risks include infection, bleeding and adverse reactions to anesthesia, and outcomes depend on the procedure and patient factors.

In mathematics and computing, an operation is a rule that assigns a result to one or more operands. Common examples include arithmetic operations such as addition, subtraction, multiplication and division; logical operations such as conjunction and disjunction; and algorithmic operations performed by software. Operations can be characterized by properties such as associativity, commutativity and identity elements.

The word originates from the French opération and Latin operatio, entering Dutch via earlier medical and scientific usage. In Dutch texts, operatie and operaties appear across clinical, mathematical and technical contexts, reflecting the cross-disciplinary nature of the term.

Common examples of operaties in each domain illustrate the range: surgical procedures like appendectomy or cataract extraction; mathematical operations such as addition and exponentiation; and computational operations as instructions in a program. The term remains widely used in professional and academic contexts.