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adjective
1.
operating; producing effects.
noun
2.
a person or thing that operates.
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Word Origin & History
operant
c.1600, "that works," from L. operantem (nom. operans), prp. of operari "to work" (see operation). Psychological sense of "involving behavior modification" coined 1937 by U.S. psychologist B.F. Skinner (e.g. operant conditioning, 1938, Skinner).
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operant op·er·ant (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.
In operant conditioning, a behavior or specific response chosen by the experimenter or therapist. Also called target response.
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