Operant
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Operant is an adjective meaning That operates to produce an effect.
Meaning
That operates to produce an effect.
More Meanings
- An operative person or thing.
- (psychology) Any of a class of behaviors that produce consequences by operating (i.e., acting) upon the environment.
Example Sentences
thy most operant poison
I tell you frankly, if Paul Aubry is guilty I hope is convicted and punished; but if one of the others is guilty I hope he—or she—is punished, and if I knew anything operant to that end I certainly would not withhold it.
Word Forms
- operants
Synonyms for operant
Depending on context, synonyms include operative.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include operative, discriminated, functioning, functional, active, acting.
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