processes
English meaning: Processes
Definition
A series of events which produce a result (the product).
Example
“This product of last month's quality standards committee is quite good, even though the process was flawed.”
Another example: “The brain's cognitive processes allow us to learn and remember.”
Usage — When, Where & How
A plural noun used widely in science, business and computing for a series of actions or steps producing a result ('manufacturing processes', 'cognitive processes', 'business processes'). Neutral to formal register.
Etymology & Origin
English — Origin & History
From Latin 'processus' ('a going forward, advance'), from 'procedere' ('to proceed'), entering English in the 14th century.
Related Words
- cognitive
- erosion
- organisms
- process
- involve
- perception
- synthesis
- dynamics
- cell
- processing
Common Collocations
- business processes
- natural processes
- cognitive processes
- mental processes
- manufacturing processes
- thought processes
Word Forms
process (n); processes (pl); process (v); processed; processing
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Tools & Calculators
15% of 200 = 30 · 15 is 7.5% of 200
Literary Heritage
“To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.”
/To thine own self be true/
“Be honest with yourself — and as naturally as night follows day, you will be unable to be false to others.”
“I'm nobody! Who are you? Are you nobody, too?”
/I'm nobody! Who are you?/
“I am nobody — and that quiet anonymity is more honest than the noise of public fame.”
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