Mechanistic Definition

mĕkə-nĭstĭk
adjective
Of or in accordance with the theory of mechanism.
Webster's New World
Mechanically determined.
American Heritage
Of or relating to the philosophy of mechanism, especially tending to explain phenomena only by reference to physical or biological causes.
American Heritage
Of mechanics or mechanical concepts.
Webster's New World

Predetermined by, or as if by, a mechanism.

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Mechanistic Sentence Examples

  • The mechanistic paradigm has failed the reality test in life.

  • The kinetics of chemical change, including catalysis; the mechanistic interpretation of chemical reactions.

  • As such, it is not causal in the mechanistic sense; nonetheless, it exhibits a kind of causality.

  • Structural analysis also underpins the major research effort in the MIB on mechanistic enzymology.

  • This PhD project aims to develop mechanistic models for the prediction of irradiated behavior in nuclear graphite.

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