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operational definitions

operational definitions is the plural of operational definition.

Meaning of operational definition

Noun

operational definition (plural operational definitions)

  1. A showing of something — such as a variable, term, or object — in terms of the specific process or set of validation tests used to determine its presence and quantity.
    • The operational definition of a well-behaved student might be set at the threshold of "no more than 2 detentions in each semester".

Questions about operational definitions

What is operational definitions the plural of?
Operational definitions is the plural of operational definition.

Words near operational definitions in the dictionary

  1. operation of law
  2. operational
  3. operational analysis
  4. operational calculus
  5. operational definition
  6. operational definitions
  7. operational encirclement
  8. operational encirclements
  9. operational exhaustion
  10. operational fatigue
  11. operational research

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