operandum

English

Etymology

Latin

Noun

operandum (plural operanda)

  1. A lever, key or device installed in a operant chamber, upon which the "subject" exerts its responses. Sometimes referred to as a manipulandum. In the prototypical operant conditioning experiment, a rat (the subject) presses upon a lever (the operandum) which triggers the delivery of food (the reward or reinforcer).

Latin

Participle

operandum

  1. nominative neuter singular of operandus
  2. accusative masculine singular of operandus
  3. accusative neuter singular of operandus
  4. vocative neuter singular of operandus
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