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operationalism

 

Definitions from WordNet

Noun operationalism has 1 sense
  1. operationalism - (philosophy) the doctrine that the meaning of a proposition consists of the operations involved in proving or applying it
    --1 is a kind of
    philosophical doctrine, philosophical theory

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Operationalism

Noun:

The philosophical doctrine that the meaning of a term is determined by the practical methods of using or verifying it.

Sample sentence:

The concept of operationalism suggests that the meaning of scientific terms lies in the observable operations used to define and measure them.

Adjective:

Related to or characterized by operationalism.

Sample sentence:

The operationalist approach emphasizes the importance of practical applications in understanding the meaning of concepts.

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