OPERATIONALISM


Meaning of OPERATIONALISM in English

n.

Pronunciation: -shn ə - ˌ li-z ə m, -sh ə -n ə - ˌ li-z ə m

Function: noun

Date: 1931

: a view that the concepts or terms used in nonanalytic scientific statements must be definable in terms of identifiable and repeatable operations

– op · er · a · tion · al · ist \ -list, -ist \ noun

– op · er · a · tion · al · is · tic \ - ˌ r ā -shn ə - ' lis-tik, -sh ə -n ə - ' lis-tik \ adjective

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