operationalist

op·er·a·tion·al·ism

O0093700 (ŏp′ə-rā′shə-nə-lĭz′əm)n. Philosophy The view that all theoretical terms in science must be defined only by their procedures or operations.

op′er·a′tion·al·ist n.

operationalist

(ˌɒpəˈreɪʃənəlɪst) philosophyn (Philosophy) Also called: operationist a person who adheres to operationalismadj (Philosophy) of or relating to operationalism

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operationalist - of or relating to or espousing operationalism; "operationalist doctrine"