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operator
[ op-uh-rey-ter ]
/ ˈɒp əˌreɪ tər /
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Origin of operator
OTHER WORDS FROM operator
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British Dictionary definitions for operator
operator
/ (ˈɒpəˌreɪtə) /
noun
a person who operates a machine, instrument, etc, esp, a person who makes connections on a telephone switchboard or at an exchange
a person who owns or operates an industrial or commercial establishment
a speculator, esp one who operates on currency or stock markets
informal a person who manipulates affairs and other people
maths any symbol, term, letter, etc, used to indicate or express a specific operation or process, such as Δ (the differential operator)
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Medical definitions for operator
operator
[ ŏp′ə-rā′tər ]
n.
An operator gene.
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Scientific definitions for operator
operator
[ ŏp′ə-rā′tər ]
Mathematics A function, especially one from a set to itself, such as differentiation of a differentiable function or rotation of a vector. In quantum mechanics, measurable quantities of a physical system, such as position and momentum, are related to unique operators applied to the wave equation describing the system.
A logical operator.
Genetics A segment of chromosomal DNA that regulates the activity of the structural genes of an operon by interacting with a specific repressor.
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