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operational definition

defining a concept in terms of specific, replicable actions or procedures
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Summary

operational definition is a type of definition[1]. It draws 742 Wikipedia views per month (type of definition category, ranking #1 of 9).[2]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: definition[3]
  • Opposite of: theoretical definition[4]
  • Uses: operationalization[5]
  • P14541: 2keFQF[6]

Why It Matters

operational definition has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[7] It is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[8]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Neo-Jay · 2026-10-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'et', 'fi', 'he', 'ko', 'pt', 'ru', 'sr', 'sv', 'uk', '
    Uses → operationalization
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Uses: operationalization"
  2. 14w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 2keFQF
    Aliases → —
    Instance of → type of definition
    Instance of → —
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
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