动作的;生效的;可推断的
Operant \Op"er*ant\, a. [L. operans, p. pr. of operari. See
{Operate}.]
Operative. [R.] --Shak. -- n. An operative person or thing.
[R.] --Coleridge.
operant
adj : having influence or producing an effect; "many emotional
determinants at work"; "an operant conscience" [syn: {at
work(p)}]