operationalism
noun
op·er·a·tion·al·ism
ˌä-pə-ˈrā-sh(ə-)nə-ˌli-zəm 
: a view that the concepts or terms used in nonanalytic scientific statements must be definable in terms of identifiable and repeatable operations
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Other philosophers found this way of thinking — known as operationalism — an intellectual cop‐out.
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Quanta Magazine, 9 Mar. 2021
Smith and other foes of operationalism complain that such definitions rely on what a group of people generally agree on.
—Quanta Magazine, 9 Mar. 2021
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Quanta Magazine, 9 Mar. 2021
Smith and other foes of operationalism complain that such definitions rely on what a group of people generally agree on.
—Quanta Magazine, 9 Mar. 2021
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“Operationalism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/operationalism. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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