Operant
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adjective.
Operating to produce effects; effective.
adjective.
Of, relating to, or being a response that occurs spontaneously and is identified by its reinforcing or inhibiting effects.
noun.
One that operates.
noun.
An element of operant behavior.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Working; engaged in action; active; operative; effective.
noun.
One who operates; an operator or operative; a worker or workman.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adjective.
Operative.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
adjective.
That
operates
to produce an
effect
.
noun.
An operative person or thing.
noun.
A
class
of
behavior
that produces consequences by
operating
(i.e., acting)
upon
the
environment
.
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adjective.
having influence or producing an effect
Word Usage
"He argued that this occurs through a process that he called operant conditioning."
Antonyms
Words with the opposite meaning
inoperant
cross-reference
Skinner box
Equivalent
operative
Form
inoperant
operancy
operant conditioning
Same Context
Words that are found in similar contexts
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chamber music
clean-souled
demonstratemarket
hugger
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
actor
agent
architect
author
conductor