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operant | operational |

As a verb operant

is .

As an adjective operational is

of or relating to operations, especially military operations.

operant

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • That operates to produce an effect.
  • * Shakespeare
    • thy most operant poison
  • * 1955 , edition, ISBN 0553249592, page 117:
    • I tell you frankly, if Paul Aubry is guilty I hope is convicted and punished; but if one of the others is guilty I hope he—or she—is punished, and if I knew anything operant to that end I certainly would not withhold it.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An operative person or thing.
  • (psychology) Any of a class of behaviors that produce consequences by operating (i.e., acting) upon the environment.

    • Derived terms

    * inoperant * operancy * operant conditioning

    Antonyms

    * inoperant

    See also

    * Skinner box

    Anagrams

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    operational

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of or relating to operations, especially military operations.
  • *{{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-22, volume=407, issue=8841, page=70, magazine=(The Economist)
    • , title= Engineers of a different kind , passage=Private-equity nabobs bristle at being dubbed mere financiers.
  • Functioning and ready for use.
  • * 1977 , (George Lucas), Governor Tarkin in Star Wars ,
    • Princess Leia, before your execution, you will join me at a ceremony that will make this battle station operational . No star system will dare oppose the Emperor now.
  • Effective or operative.
  • Determined by means of practical measures.

    • Derived terms

    *operationalize