operantly


op·er·ant

O0093000 (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.n.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.

operantly

(ˈɒpərəntlɪ) advfrom an operative or productive point of view