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operant

op·er·ant
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [op-er-uh nt]
    • /ˈɒp ər ənt/
    • /ˈɑː.pə.rənt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [op-er-uh nt]
    • /ˈɒp ər ənt/

Definitions of operant word

  • adjective operant operating; producing effects. 1
  • noun operant a person or thing that operates. 1
  • noun operant Involving the modification of behavior by the reinforcing or inhibiting effect of its own consequences (instrumental conditioning). 1
  • adjective operant producing effects; operating 0
  • noun operant a person or thing that operates 0
  • noun operant any response by an organism that is not directly caused by a stimulus 0
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Origin of operant

First appearance:

before 1595
One of the 38% oldest English words
1595-1605; < Late Latin operant- (stem of operāns, present participle of operārī; see operate); see -ant

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Parts of speech for Operant

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Operant

operant popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

operant usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for operant

noun operant

  • driver — a person or thing that drives.
  • engineer — A person who designs, builds, or maintains engines, machines, or public works.
  • operative — a person engaged, employed, or skilled in some branch of work, especially productive or industrial work; worker.
All 3 Synonyms of operant

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Related words

  • conditioning

    the learning process by which the behaviour of an organism becomes dependent on an event occurring in its environment

  • operant conditioning

    conditioning (def 1).

  • skinner box

    a box used in experiments in animal learning, especially in operant conditioning, equipped with a mechanism that automatically gives the animal food or other reward or permits escape, as by opening a door.

  • skinnerian

    a psychologist who follows behaviorist theories developed by B. F. Skinner.

  • velaric airstream

    a current of mouth air produced by the action of the tongue, operant in forming click sounds.
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