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operationalism

op·er·a·tion·al·ism
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [op-uh-rey-shuh-nl-iz-uh m or op-uh-rey-shuh-niz-uh m]
    • /ˌɒp əˈreɪ ʃə nlˌɪz əm or ˌɒp əˈreɪ ʃəˌnɪz əm/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [op-uh-rey-shuh-nl-iz-uh m or op-uh-rey-shuh-niz-uh m]
    • /ˌɒp əˈreɪ ʃə nlˌɪz əm or ˌɒp əˈreɪ ʃəˌnɪz əm/

Definitions of operationalism word

  • noun operationalism the doctrine that the meaning of a scientific term, concept, or proposition consists of the operation or operations performed in defining or demonstrating it. 1
  • noun operationalism the theory that scientific terms are defined by the experimental operations which determine their applicability 0
  • noun operationalism the doctrine that no concept or term used in a purportedly factual statement has valid meaning unless it can be defined in terms of repeatable, empirical operations, experimental procedures, etc. 0
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Origin of operationalism

First appearance:

before 1930
One of the 10% newest English words
First recorded in 1930-35; operational + -ism

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Parts of speech for Operationalism

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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operationalism popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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