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op·er·ant  (pr-nt)
adj.
1. Operating to produce effects; effective.
2. Psychology Of, relating to, or being a response that occurs spontaneously and is identified by its reinforcing or inhibiting effects.
n.
1. One that operates.
2. Psychology An element of operant behavior.
[Latin operns, operant-, present participle of operr, to work; see operate.]
oper·ant·ly adv.
operant [ˈɒpərənt]
adj
producing effects; operating
n
1. a person or thing that operates
2. (Psychology) Psychol any response by an organism that is not directly caused by a stimulus
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Adj.1.operant - having influence or producing an effect; "many emotional determinants at work"; "an operant conscience"
operative - being in force or having or exerting force; "operative regulations"; "the major tendencies operative in the American political system"
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