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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