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operant Definition


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operant (formal or technical)
adj
    1. Operative; producing effects.
noun
    1. Someone or something that operates; an operator.
    2. psychol.
      Behaviour that is spontaneous as opposed to being a response to stimulus.
Etymology: 15c.



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