operationalism noun. [ɒpǝ'reɪʃ(ǝ)n(ǝ)lɪz(ǝ)m] M20.
[from OPERATIONAL + -ISM.]
Philosophy. A form of positivism which defines scientific concepts in terms of the operations used to determine or prove them.

■ operationalist noun & adjective (a) noun an adherent of operationalism; (b) adjective of or pertaining to operationalists or operationalism: M20.

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