mechanistic

American  

[mek-uh-nis-tik] / ˌmɛk əˈnɪs tɪk /

adjective

1. of or relating to the theory of mechanism or to mechanists.

2. of or relating to mechanics.

3. mechanical.

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mechanistic British  

/ ˌmɛkəˈnɪstɪk /

adjective

1. philosophy of or relating to the theory of mechanism

2. maths of or relating to mechanics

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Other Word Forms

• antimechanistic adjective
• antimechanistically adverb
• mechanistically adverb
• nonmechanistic adjective
• semimechanistic adjective
• unmechanistic adjective

Etymology

Origin of mechanistic

First recorded in 1880–85; mechanist + -ic

Example Sentences

"Our study provides a mechanistic understanding of how oral microbes in the gut can influence the brain and contribute to the development of Parkinson's disease," said Professor Ara Koh.

From Science Daily

The researchers plan to combine microbial data with genetic and metabolic information to better understand how gut microbes influence heart disease at a mechanistic level.

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“The non-wildland zoning doesn’t involve any direct sort of mechanistic fire behavior assessment,” David Sapsis, a Cal Fire research manager who oversees the mapping efforts, told The Times in January before the rollout began.

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The researchers also provide the first genetic and mechanistic evidence of how this intestinal epithelial expansion occurs in mothers, with direct implications for the transgenerational health of the babies.

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This work illustrates the power or a multi-technique operando characterization approach combined with machine learning and modelling to extract in depth mechanistic insight.

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