operant

About 1.34 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective That operates to produce an effect.

   thy most operant poison

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

Similar words

operative at work discriminated functioning functional active acting operational executing performing

Often followed by

conditioning behavior learning response and techniques procedures in level

Word family

operantly operants