operationalizationn.
/ɒpəˌreɪʃn̩əlʌɪˈzeɪʃn/, /ɒpəˌreɪʃn̩l̩ʌɪˈzeɪʃn/, /ɒpəˌreɪʃənl̩ʌɪˈzeɪʃn/, /ɒpəˌreɪʃ(ə)nəlʌɪˈzeɪʃn/, U.S. /ˈˌɑpəˌreɪʃənlˌaɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/, /ˈˌɑpəˌreɪʃnəˌlaɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/ The process of operationalizing something.
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operationalizing1964
1953 H. Miner Primitive City of Timbuctoo xiii. 268 Cross-cultural comparison, however, necessitates more definite operationalization of the definitions of the polar traits.
1975 Polit. Stud. 23 75 That Deutsch himself is aware of the limitations of his operationalization is indicated by his calling a ‘politicized people’ a ‘nationality’, and not inhabitants of a society featuring a large public sector.
1989 Arch. Gen. Psychiatry 46 664/1 While the ‘operationalization’ of diagnostic criteria has been a great advance, these criteria are far from perfect and are constantly being refined and rewritten.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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