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1
the
system
of
holes
that has been
dug
in the
ground
in
order
to
remove
metal
,
coal
, etc.:
Examples:
disused mine workings
2
the
calculations
you do in
order
to
reach
an
answer
to a
mathematical
problem:
Examples:
show your workings
Lay
out numerical
solutions
clearly
,
spacing
out each
stage
and
showing
your workings.
3
the way that an
organization
,
machine
, or
organism
operates
:
Examples:
the workings of
government
4
the way something, such as an
organization
or
machine
, does what it is
intended
to do:
Examples:
Powerful
microscopes
reveal
the
inner
workings of
cells
.
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