"operant" meaning in All languages combined

See operant on Wiktionary

Verb [Catalan]

Head templates: {{head|ca|gerund}} operant
  1. gerund of operar Tags: form-of, gerund Form of: operar
    Sense id: en-operant-ca-verb-QSdiZMIL Categories (other): Catalan entries with incorrect language header

Adjective [English]

Forms: more operant [comparative], most operant [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} operant (comparative more operant, superlative most operant)
  1. That operates to produce an effect. Synonyms: operative Derived forms: inoperant, operancy, operant conditioning
    Sense id: en-operant-en-adj-7m0kjesG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 7 51

Noun [English]

Forms: operants [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} operant (plural operants)
  1. An operative person or thing.
    Sense id: en-operant-en-noun-EEezpMEv
  2. (psychology) Any of a class of behaviors that produce consequences by operating (i.e., acting) upon the environment. Categories (topical): Psychology
    Sense id: en-operant-en-noun-3DZc5qFb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 7 51 Topics: human-sciences, psychology, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Skinner box

Verb [Latin]

Head templates: {{head|la|verb form}} operant
  1. third-person plural present active indicative of operō Tags: active, form-of, indicative, plural, present, third-person Form of: operō
    Sense id: en-operant-la-verb-zYOoQl9R Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header

Adjective [Romanian]

Etymology: Borrowed from French opérant. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|ro|fr|opérant|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} French opérant, {{bor+|ro|fr|opérant}} Borrowed from French opérant Head templates: {{ro-adj}} operant m or n (feminine singular operantă, masculine plural operanți, feminine and neuter plural operante) Inflection templates: {{ro-decl-adj}} Forms: operantă [feminine, singular], operanți [masculine, plural], operante [feminine, neuter, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], operant [accusative, indefinite, masculine, neuter, nominative, singular], operantă [accusative, feminine, indefinite, nominative, singular], operanți [accusative, indefinite, masculine, nominative, plural], operante [accusative, feminine, indefinite, neuter, nominative, plural], operantul [accusative, definite, masculine, neuter, nominative, singular], operanta [accusative, definite, feminine, nominative, singular], operanții [accusative, definite, masculine, nominative, plural], operantele [accusative, definite, feminine, neuter, nominative, plural], operant [dative, genitive, indefinite, masculine, neuter, singular], operante [dative, feminine, genitive, indefinite, singular], operanți [dative, genitive, indefinite, masculine, plural], operante [dative, feminine, genitive, indefinite, neuter, plural], operantului [dative, definite, genitive, masculine, neuter, singular], operantei [dative, definite, feminine, genitive, singular], operanților [dative, definite, genitive, masculine, plural], operantelor [dative, definite, feminine, genitive, neuter, plural]
  1. operant Tags: masculine, neuter
    Sense id: en-operant-ro-adj-ZRf-6y7t Categories (other): Romanian entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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        "feminine",
        "indefinite",
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "operantul",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "masculine",
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "operanta",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "operanții",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "operantele",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "feminine",
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "operant",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "masculine",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "operante",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "operanți",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "operante",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "operantului",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "operantei",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "operanților",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "operantelor",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "operant m or n (feminine singular operantă, masculine plural operanți, feminine and neuter plural operante)",
      "name": "ro-adj"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "ro-decl-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Romanian",
  "lang_code": "ro",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Romanian adjectives",
        "Romanian entries with incorrect language header",
        "Romanian lemmas",
        "Romanian terms borrowed from French",
        "Romanian terms derived from French"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "operant"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "operant",
          "operant#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "operant"
}

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