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OPERANT
operant
(adjective) having influence or producing an effect; “many emotional determinants at work”; “an operant conscience”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
operant (comparative more operant, superlative most operant)
That operates to produce an effect.
Synonyms
• operative
Antonyms
• inoperant
Noun
operant (plural operants)
An operative person or thing.
(psychology) Any of a class of behaviors that produce consequences by operating (i.e, acting) upon the environment.
Anagrams
• Paterno, Protean, pronate, protean, tropane
Source: Wiktionary
Op"er*ant, a. Etym: [L. operans, p.pr. of operari. See Operate.]
Definition: Operative. [R.] Shak.
– n.
Definition: An operative person or thing. [R.] Coleridge.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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