Mechanistic
/ˌmɛkəˈnɪstɪk/ adj
adj ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Having the impersonal and automatic characteristics of a machine.
- 2 Predetermined by, or as if by, a mechanism.
- 3 Having a physical or biological cause.
"Such ateleological explanation is what is meant by mechanistic explanation in the broad sense."
Adjective
- 1 explained in terms of physical forces wordnet
- 2 of or relating to the philosophical theory of mechanism wordnet
Example
More examples"Such ateleological explanation is what is meant by mechanistic explanation in the broad sense."
Etymology
From mechan(ism) + -istic.