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op·er·ant

(ŏp′ər-ənt)

adj.

1. Operating to produce effects; effective.

2. Psychology Of, relating to, or being a response that occurs spontaneously and is identified by its reinforcing or inhibiting effects.

1. One that operates.

2. Psychology An element of operant behavior.

[Latin operāns, operant-, present participle of operārī, to work; see operate.]

op′er·ant·ly adv.

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operant

(ˈɒpərənt)

adj

producing effects; operating

1. a person or thing that operates

2. (Psychology) psychol any response by an organism that is not directly caused by a stimulus

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op•er•ant

(ˈɒp ər ənt)

adj.

1. operating; producing effects.

2. a person or thing that operates.

[1595–1605; < Late Latin]

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operant - having influence or producing an effect; "many emotional determinants at work"; "an operant conscience"

operative - being in force or having or exerting force; "operative regulations"; "the major tendencies operative in the American political system"

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