name
Meaning 1
A surname from Dutch, German, or Punjabi.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
mand
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Pronunciation
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/mænd/
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/mɑːnd/
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noun
Meaning 2
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: human-sciences, psychology, sciences
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noun
Meaning 3
A demand.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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verb
Meaning 4
To produce a mand (verbal operant).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: human-sciences, psychology, sciences
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History
Etymology
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.
Introduced by B. F. Skinner.