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token economy

token economy noun: a system of behavior modification based on the principles of operant conditioning; patients are rewarded with tokens (reinforcers) for engaging in desirable activities.

Noun

token economy (plural token economies)

  1. A system of behavior modification based on the principles of operant conditioning; patients are rewarded with tokens (reinforcers) for engaging in desirable activities.
  2. An economy based on cryptocurrency tokens.
    • The supply of any token is also important in the operation of a token economy, as well as for the more fundamental issue of token valuation.2019, Chris Brummer, Cryptoassets: Legal, Regulatory, and Monetary Perspectives, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 165
  3. (artificial intelligence) The economy of AI tokens.

Forms of token economy

pluraltoken economies

Questions about token economy

What does token economy mean?
Token economy means a system of behavior modification based on the principles of operant conditioning; patients are rewarded with tokens (reinforcers) for engaging in desirable activities.
What part of speech is token economy?
Token economy is a noun.
What is the plural of token economy?
The plural of token economy is token economies.

Words near token economy in the dictionary

  1. Tokelauans
  2. token
  3. token bucket
  4. token buckets
  5. token economies
  6. token economy
  7. token money
  8. token moneys
  9. token ring
  10. token rings
  11. token strike

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