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Definition of mechanistic adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

mechanistic

adjective
 
/ˌmekəˈnɪstɪk/
 
/ˌmekəˈnɪstɪk/
(often disapproving)
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  1. 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
See mechanistic in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee mechanistic in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English
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