operant

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj

noun

An operative person or thing.
Any of a class of behaviors that produce consequences by operating (i.e., acting) upon the environment.

operant more operant most operant operants

From Middle English operant, from Latin operāns.

operative

inoperant

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inoperant operancy operant conditioning operantly

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