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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Etymology
Origin of mechanistic
Example Sentences
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He calls it a "mechanistic world model", which will structure knowledge in a way the AI can use efficiently.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 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
"Pancreatic cancer remains one of the toughest cancers to treat. These findings provide a mechanistic explanation for why tumors respond poorly to chemotherapy and offers a rational strategy for combining targeted therapies with existing drugs."
From Science Daily ● Mar. 3, 2026
In addition, the authors reviewed dozens of related clinical, translational, and mechanistic studies involving wild blueberries, cultivated blueberries, and a wide range of cardiometabolic outcomes.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 27, 2026
As genetics moved from a material to a mechanistic conception of genes—from what genes are to what they do—human biologists began to perceive long-sought connections between genes, human physiology, and pathology.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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