No. 10,857 in French
opérant
Effective; operating; working.
In a sentence
Le chirurgien était très habile en opérant.
The surgeon was very skilled in operating.
Here, 'opérant' functions as the gerund or present participle of 'opérer', explaining the action being performed.
Il joue un rôle opérant dans le fonctionnement du système.
He plays an effective role in the functioning of the system.
In this context, 'opérant' is used as an adjective to describe a role that is functional or actively working.
Ces réglages sont opérants sur la nouvelle version.
These settings are operational in the new version.
Here, 'opérants' acts as an adjective to specify configurations that are operational or effective in practice.
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