MECHANISTIC


Meaning of MECHANISTIC in English

/ ˌmekəˈnɪstɪk; NAmE / adjective

(often disapproving ) connected with the belief that all things in the universe can be explained as if they were machines :

the mechanistic philosophy that compares the brain to a computer

►  mech·an·is·ti·cal·ly / -kli; NAmE / adverb

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