mechanistic
[mek-uh-nis-tik]
- of or relating to the theory of mechanism or to mechanists.
- of or relating to mechanics.
- mechanical.
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This explains, in some measure, the mechanistic tendencies of physiology.
Creative EvolutionHenri Bergson
As in the mechanistic hypothesis, here again it is supposed that all is given.
Creative EvolutionHenri Bergson
They had only the mechanistic world of their ships—which were vehicles, not a land.
And Then the Town Took OffRichard Wilson
The facts in their isolation, taken as complete in themselves, are not mechanistic.
Essays in Experimental LogicJohn Dewey
Perhaps it is not clear what I mean by "the mechanistic outlook."
The Problem of ChinaBertrand Russell
mechanistic
- philosophy of or relating to the theory of mechanism
- maths of or relating to mechanics
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mechanistic
(mĕk′ə-nĭs′tĭk)- Mechanically determined.
- Of or relating to the philosophy of mechanism, especially one that tends to explain phenomena only by reference to physical or biological causes.
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