"operations research" meaning in English

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          "sense": "application of scientific methods and techniques to problems of decision making",
          "word": "運籌學"
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          "roman": "yùnchóuxué",
          "sense": "application of scientific methods and techniques to problems of decision making",
          "word": "运筹学"
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          "sense": "application of scientific methods and techniques to problems of decision making",
          "word": "operaatioanalyysi"
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          "sense": "application of scientific methods and techniques to problems of decision making",
          "word": "operációkutatás"
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          "sense": "application of scientific methods and techniques to problems of decision making",
          "word": "műveletkutatás"
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          "sense": "application of scientific methods and techniques to problems of decision making",
          "word": "riset operasi"
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          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "application of scientific methods and techniques to problems of decision making",
          "word": "penyelidikan kendalian"
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