Operative vs Operational - What's the difference?
operative | operational | Related terms |
Effectual or important.
Functional, in working order.
Having the power of acting; hence, exerting force, physical or moral; active in the production of effects.
* South
Producing the appropriate or designed effect; efficacious.
Based upon, or consisting of, a surgical operation or operations.
An employee or other worker with some particular function or skill.
A spy, secret agent, or detective.
A participant of an operation.
Of or relating to operations, especially military operations.
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Effective or operative.
Determined by means of practical measures.
Operational is a related term of operative.
As adjectives the difference between operative and operational
is that operative is effectual or important while operational is of or relating to operations, especially military operations.As a noun operative
is an employee or other worker with some particular function or skill.operative
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- He's usually in a good mood — the operative word there being "usually". Today was a disaster.
- an operative motive
- It holds in all operative principles.
- an operative dose, rule, or penalty
- operative surgery
Derived terms
* operative wordNoun
(en noun)Anagrams
* ----operational
English
Adjective
(en adjective)Engineers of a different kind, passage=Private-equity nabobs bristle at being dubbed mere financiers.
- 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.