operationalist

• Adjectif désuet ou technique relatif à l'opérationnalisme, doctrine philosophique selon laquelle les concepts se définissent uniquement par les opérations ou procédures de mesure qui permettent de les déterminer.

An obsolete adjective relating to the philosophical doctrine of operationalism, which defines concepts solely by the operations used to measure or determine them.

1. Relating to operationalismC2formal

   Of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of operationalism, which holds that the meaning of a concept is defined by the set of operations used to measure or determine it.

   Opérationnaliste (relatif à l'opérationnalisme)

   • The operationalist approach in physics defines concepts strictly through measurement procedures.
   • His operationalist perspective influenced his research methodology.
   • The debate between operationalist and realist interpretations continues in philosophy of science.