mand
/mænd/
mand noun: 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.
Noun (1)
mand (plural mands)
- 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.
Verb
mand (third-person singular simple present mands, present participle manding, simple past and past participle manded)
- To produce a mand (verbal operant).
Noun (2)
mand (plural mands)
- A demand.
Proper noun capitalized: Mand
Mand (plural Mands)
- A surname from Dutch, German, or Punjabi.
Forms of mand
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | mands |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | mands |
| present participle | manding |
| past participle | manded |
| past | manded |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Mands |
Origin of mand
Introduced by B. F. Skinner.
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.
Questions about mand
- What does mand mean?
- Mand means 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.
- What part of speech is mand?
- Mand can be a noun, a verb or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce mand?
- Mand is pronounced /mænd/.
- What is the plural of mand?
- The plural of mand is mands.
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