operant
operating; producing effects.
a person or thing that operates.
Origin of operant
1Words Nearby operant
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How to use operant in a sentence
In this case, I suspect, there was co-operant a strongly marked childish characteristic, the love of producing an effect.
Children's Ways | James SullyFeelings are associated with one another according as they have been operant in more or less frequent succession.
The Browning Cyclopdia | Edward BerdoeA permanent revulsion was operant in her, which intensified as time wore on.
A Group of Noble Dames | Thomas HardyTheir religion was simply patriotism, but it was quite as operant and effective as Christian piety has ever been.
Arrows of Freethought | George W. FooteEven when our consciousness is for the moment completely in abeyance—as when we are asleep—the subconscious continues operant.
Adventurings in the Psychical | H. Addington Bruce
British Dictionary definitions for operant
/ (ˈɒpərənt) /
producing effects; operating
a person or thing that operates
psychol any response by an organism that is not directly caused by a stimulus
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