Operant
adj, noun
adj, noun ·3 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 An operative person or thing.
- 2 Any of a class of behaviors that produce consequences by operating (i.e., acting) upon the environment.
Adjective
- 1 That operates to produce an effect.
"thy most operant poison"
Adjective
- 1 having influence or producing an effect wordnet
Example
More examples"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."
Etymology
From Middle English operant, from Latin operāns.