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Operative vs Undefined - What's the difference?

operative | undefined |

As adjectives the difference between operative and undefined

is that operative is effectual or important while undefined is lacking a definition or value.

As a noun operative

is an employee or other worker with some particular function or skill.

operative

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Effectual or important.
    • He's usually in a good mood — the operative word there being "usually". Today was a disaster.
  • Functional, in working order.
  • Having the power of acting; hence, exerting force, physical or moral; active in the production of effects.
    • an operative motive
  • * South
    • It holds in all operative principles.
  • Producing the appropriate or designed effect; efficacious.
    • an operative dose, rule, or penalty
  • Based upon, or consisting of, a surgical operation or operations.
    • operative surgery

    Related terms

    * operand * operant * operate * operation * operational * operator

    Derived terms

    * operative word

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An employee or other worker with some particular function or skill.
  • A spy, secret agent, or detective.
  • A participant of an operation.

    • Anagrams

    * ----

    undefined

    English

    Adjective

    (wikipedia undefined) (-)
  • Lacking a definition or value.
  • (mathematics, computing) That does not have a meaning and is thus not assigned an interpretation.
    • The result of division by zero is undefined .

    Antonyms

    * defined