operant

[ op-er-uhnt ]

/ ˈɒp ər ənt /

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adjective

operating; producing effects.

noun

a person or thing that operates.

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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Example sentences from the Web for operant

A permanent revulsion was operant in her, which intensified as time wore on.
A Group of Noble Dames|Thomas Hardy
The operant will to get rid of them would be baptized with a fire that should burn them up.
Hope of the Gospel|George MacDonald
No conscious courage was operant in me; simply, I was not afraid.
Lilith|George MacDonald
Thus, within one individual both parasitic and predatory behavior are operant during different stages of its life history.
The Biotic Associations of Cockroaches|Louis M. Roth

Feelings are associated with one another according as they have been operant in more or less frequent succession.
The Browning Cyclopdia|Edward Berdoe

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

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for operant

operant

[ ŏp′ər-ənt ]

adj.

Operating to produce effects; effective.

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

n.

In operant conditioning, a behavior or specific response chosen by the experimenter or therapist.target response

单词	operant
释义	operant [ op-er-uhnt ] / ˈɒp ər ənt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR operant ON THESAURUS.COM adjective operating; producing effects. noun a person or thing that operates. 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 Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for operant A permanent revulsion was operant in her, which intensified as time wore on. A Group of Noble Dames\|Thomas Hardy The operant will to get rid of them would be baptized with a fire that should burn them up. Hope of the Gospel\|George MacDonald No conscious courage was operant in me; simply, I was not afraid. Lilith\|George MacDonald Thus, within one individual both parasitic and predatory behavior are operant during different stages of its life history. The Biotic Associations of Cockroaches\|Louis M. Roth Feelings are associated with one another according as they have been operant in more or less frequent succession. The Browning Cyclopdia\|Edward Berdoe 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to operant driver, engineer, operative Medical definitions for operant operant [ ŏp′ər-ənt ] adj. Operating to produce effects; effective. Of, relating to, or being a response that occurs spontaneously and is identified by its reinforcing or inhibiting effects. n. In operant conditioning, a behavior or specific response chosen by the experimenter or therapist.target response The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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operant

adjective

noun

Origin of operant

Words nearby operant

Example sentences from the Web for operant

British Dictionary definitions for operant

adjective

noun

Words related to operant

Medical definitions for operant

adj.

n.