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mechanistic

adj
/ˌmɛkəˈnɪstɪk/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *megʰ-der.? Ancient Greek μηχᾰνή (mēkhănḗ)der. New Latin mechanismuslbor. English mechanism ▲ Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)der. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English -istic English mechanistic From mechan(ism) + -istic.

  1. derived from -iquebor
  2. derived from -ist English -ist Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor
  3. derived from -istebor
  4. derived from -istader
  5. derived from mechanismuslbor
  6. derived from *megʰ-der✻

Definitions

  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.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA