prepotent
adjective
pre·po·tent
(ˌ)prē-ˈpō-tᵊnt 
1
a
: having exceptional power, authority, or influence
b
: exceeding others in power
2
: exhibiting genetic prepotency
prepotently
adverb
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prepotent
adjective
pre·po·tent
-ˈpōt-ᵊnt
1
: exhibiting genetic prepotency : dominant
2
: having priority over other response tendencies especially by virtue of maturational primacy, recentness of emission or evocation, repetition with positive reinforcement, or greater motivational charge
the prepotent response is that with the greatest immediately effective habit strength
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