operant Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite having influence or producing an effect
    • many emotional determinants at work
    • an operant conscience

WordNet

Op"er*ant adjective
Etymology
L. operans, p.pr. of operari. See Operate.
Definitions
  1. Operative. R. Shak. -- n. An operative person or thing. R. Coleridge.

Webster 1913