Meaning operationalism
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operationalism


Belief that the meaning of scientific terms and concepts is wholly captured by a description of the process that determines their applicability in particular cases. On this view, theoretical entities [..]
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operationalism


Operationalism (sometimes called operationism) is the theory in the philosophy of science that presupposes that all physical entities, properties and processes can be defined as a set of operations by [..]
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operationalism


(n) (philosophy) the doctrine that the meaning of a proposition consists of the operations involved in proving or applying it
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Operationalism asserts that the criterion of truth of a proposition is that it is able to be 'tested' by an effective procedure, or finite sequence of definite operations. Thus, operationali [..]
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operationalism


(sciences) A philosophy that attempts to define all scientific concepts in terms of specified operations or procedures of observation and measurement
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