mand

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/mænd//mɑːnd/

noun

A verbal operant in which the response is reinforced by a characteristic consequence and is therefore under the functional control of relevant conditions of deprivation or aversive stimulation.

OriginDutch and German Mand ← Punjabi ਮੰਡ →
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Meanings

mand1

nounmand (plural mands)

plural mands

  1. human sciencesA verbal operant in which the response is reinforced by a characteristic consequence and is therefore under the functional control of relevant conditions of deprivation or aversive stimulation.
verbmand (third-person singular simple present mands, present participle manding, simple past and past participle manded)

present singular third person mands · participle present manding · participle past manded · past manded

  1. human sciencesTo produce a mand (verbal operant).

mand2

nounmand (plural mands)

plural mands

  1. obsoleteA demand.

Mand3

proper nounMand (plural Mands)

plural Mands

  1. A surname from Dutch, German, or Punjabi.

Origin

mand · noun, verb

Introduced by B. F. Skinner.

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Mand · proper noun

  1. Punjabiਮੰਡ
  2. Dutch and GermanMand
  3. EnglishMand

Two main origins: * Borrowed from Dutch and German Mand, from a short form of the personal name Amand. * Borrowed from Punjabi ਮੰਡ (maṇḍ), a Sikh surname.

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Rhymes & wordplay

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APA

mand. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mand

MLA

“mand.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mand. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mand,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mand.

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