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operant

[ op-er-uhnt ]
/ ˈɒp ər ənt /
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adjective
operating; producing effects.
noun
a person or thing that operates.
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Origin of operant

1595–1605; <Late Latin operant- (stem of operāns, present participle of operārī;see operate); see -ant

Words nearby operant

opera glasses, operagoer, opera hat, opera house, operand, operant, operant conditioning, operant learning, opera seria, operate, operatic
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driver, engineer, operative

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British Dictionary definitions for operant

operant
/ (ˈɒpərənt) /
adjective
producing effects; operating
noun
a person or thing that operates
psychol any response by an organism that is not directly caused by a stimulus
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