mechanistic
Americanadjective
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philosophy of or relating to the theory of mechanism
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maths of or relating to mechanics
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Origin of mechanistic
Example Sentences
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"With aging, problems mysteriously emerge at many levels -- at the mechanistic, cellular, and organ level -- but one commonality is that all those processes are mediated by proteins," Frydman said.
From Science Daily • May 29, 2026
The 43-minute work for four couples is set to austere and mechanistic piano pieces, inspiring a succession of solo, duo and grouped choreographic configurations.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026
"Findings from our clinical trial and our mechanistic study show that is now feasible to bring these critical immune cells into glioblastoma."
From Science Daily • Mar. 20, 2026
Goate explained, "These results provide a mechanistic explanation for why lower PU.1 levels are linked to reduced Alzheimer's risk," offering a clearer picture of how genetics influence disease vulnerability.
From Science Daily • Nov. 22, 2025
Both these arguments thus depended on prior acceptance of the mechanistic or corpuscular philosophy, according to which matter is passive and always acted on from outside.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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