mechanistic

English

Etymology

From mechan(ism) +‎ -istic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌmɛkəˈnɪstɪk/

Adjective

mechanistic (comparative more mechanistic, superlative most mechanistic)

1. Having the impersonal and automatic characteristics of a machine.
2. Predetermined by, or as if by, a mechanism.
3. (philosophy) Having a physical or biological cause.
   • 1908, William McDougall, An Introduction to Social Psychology‎, section 449:

     Such ateleological explanation is what is meant by mechanistic explanation in the broad sense.

Translations

by, or as if by, a mechanism

Belarusian: механісты́чны (mjexanistýčny) French: mécaniste (fr) Polish: mechanistyczny Russian: механисти́ческий (ru) (mexanistíčeskij) Ukrainian: механісти́чний (mexanistýčnyj)