About The Word Operant

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Operant

Operant Meaning & Definition
Operant Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Operant?

[adj] having influence or producing an effect; "many emotional determinants at work"; "an operant conscience"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Operant: at work(p) | operative

Related Terms | Find terms related to Operant: actor | agent | architect | author | conductor | creator | doer | driver | engineer | executant | executor | executrix | fabricator | functionary | handler | maker | manipulator | medium | mover | operative | operator | performer | perpetrator | pilot | practitioner | prime mover | producer | runner | steersman | subject | worker

See Also |

Operant In Webster's Dictionary

\Op"er*ant\, a. [L. operans, p. pr. of operari. See {Operate}.] Operative. [R.] --Shak. -- n. An operative person or thing. [R.] --Coleridge.

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