I dont see how youre going to operationalize "silliness" in the survey youre designing.
To operationalize a concept is to identify those variables in terms of which the phenomenon represented by the concept can be accurately observed.
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operationalize — [äp΄ə rā′shə nəl īz΄] vt. operationalized, operationalizing to make operational; put into operation operationalization n. * * * … Universalium
operationalize — (v.) 1954, from OPERATIONAL (Cf. operational) + IZE (Cf. ize). Related: Operationalized; operationalizing … Etymology dictionary
operationalize — (Amer.) v. make operational, make functional; put into operation; commence working; define a concept so it can be expressed from a quantitative point of view (also operationalise) … English contemporary dictionary
operationalize — [äp΄ə rā′shə nəl īz΄] vt. operationalized, operationalizing to make operational; put into operation operationalization n … English World dictionary
Operationalize — v. To implement a business process change so that it becomes a part of Standard Operating Procedure (SOP). Derivatives include (adj) operationalistic, (n) operationalist, (n) operationalization. How should we operationalize our change to widget… … Dictionary of american slang
Operationalize — v. To implement a business process change so that it becomes a part of Standard Operating Procedure (SOP). Derivatives include (adj) operationalistic, (n) operationalist, (n) operationalization. How should we operationalize our change to widget… … Dictionary of american slang
operationalize — operationalization … Dictionary of sociology
operationalize — or operationalise verb 1》 put into operation or use. 2》 Philosophy express or define in accordance with operationalism … English new terms dictionary
operationalize — op·er·a·tion·al·ize … English syllables
operationalize — v. A horribly polysyllabic way of saying carry out or [gasp] do. Oh, the humanity! … Business English jargon and slang
