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operants

operants is the plural of operant.

Meaning of operant

Noun

operant (plural operants)

  1. An operative person or thing.
  2. Any of a class of behaviors that produce consequences by operating (i.e., acting) upon the environment.

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Questions about operants

What is operants the plural of?
Operants is the plural of operant.

Words near operants in the dictionary

  1. operands
  2. operandum
  3. operant
  4. operant conditioning
  5. operantly
  6. operants
  7. operaphile
  8. operaphiles
  9. operaphobe
  10. operaphobes
  11. operas

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