Associations to the word «Operator»

Wiktionary

OPERATOR, noun. One who operates.
OPERATOR, noun. A telecommunications facilitator whose job is to establish temporary network connections.
OPERATOR, noun. (mathematics) A function or other mapping that carries variables defined on a domain into another variable or set of variables in a defined range.
OPERATOR, noun. Chinese whispers.
OPERATOR, noun. (informal) A person who is adept at making deals or getting results, especially one who uses questionable methods.
OPERATOR, noun. A member of a military Special Operations unit.
OPERATOR, noun. (computing) The administrator of a channel or network on IRC.
OPERATOR, noun. (linguistics) A kind of expression that enters into an a-bar movement dependency and is said to bind a variable.
OPERATOR THEORY, noun. (math) A branch of functional analysis, being the study of linear operators on function spaces.

Dictionary definition

OPERATOR, noun. (mathematics) a symbol or function representing a mathematical operation.
OPERATOR, noun. An agent that operates some apparatus or machine; "the operator of the switchboard".
OPERATOR, noun. Someone who owns or operates a business; "who is the operator of this franchise?".
OPERATOR, noun. A shrewd or unscrupulous person who knows how to circumvent difficulties.
OPERATOR, noun. A speculator who trades aggressively on stock or commodity markets.

Wise words

Men govern nothing with more difficulty than their tongues, and can moderate their desires more than their words.
Baruch Spinoza