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Mand

//mænd// name, noun, verb

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname from Dutch, German, or Punjabi.
Noun
  1. 1
    A verbal operant in which the response is reinforced by a characteristic consequence and is therefore under the functional control of relevant conditions of deprivation or aversive stimulation.
  2. 2
    A demand. obsolete
Verb
  1. 1
    To produce a mand (verbal operant).

Etymology

Etymology 1

Introduced by B. F. Skinner.

Etymology 2

Introduced by B. F. Skinner.

Etymology 3

Two main origins: * Borrowed from Dutch and German Mand, from a short form of the personal name Amand. * Borrowed from Punjabi ਮੰਡ (maṇḍ), a Sikh surname.

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