Background for elaboration

elaboration

/ɪˌlæbəˈreɪʃən/ /iˌlæbəˈreɪʃən/

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noun

The act or process of producing or refining with labor; improvement by successive operations; refinement.

Examples :

"The teacher asked for more elaboration on Sarah's initial idea so she could understand the project fully. "

process action quality

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noun

The natural process of formation or assimilation, performed by the living organs in animals and vegetables, by which a crude substance is changed into something of a higher order

Examples :

"the elaboration of chyle, or sap, or tissues"

physiology process biology organism plant vegetable

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noun

Setting up a hierarchy of calculated constants in a language such as Ada so that the values of one or more of them determine others further down in the hierarchy.

Examples :

"In the Ada program, the elaboration of the budget constants, where the "total expenses" constant automatically updates based on the "rent," "food," and "utilities" constants, ensured accurate financial calculations. "

computing language technology

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noun

The process of taking a parsed tree of an abstract integrated circuit definition in a language such as Verilog and creating a hierarchy of module instances that ends with primitive (atomic) gates and statements.

Examples :

"The elaboration of the Verilog code described the complex circuit design in detail, breaking it down into smaller, simpler modules. "

technology electronics computing technical industry process

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noun

(psychology) The level of processing of a message or argument.

Examples :

"The student's elaboration on the historical context of the Civil War demonstrated a deeper understanding of the subject. "