mechanistic
/ˌmɛkəˈnɪstɪk/
adjective
- Relating to or based on a mechanical or automatic way of doing things, without thought or feeling.
- The factory's mechanistic assembly line produced identical parts every time.
- His mechanistic routine made him feel like a robot.
- The teacher's mechanistic approach to grading left no room for creativity.
- Relating to the belief that all natural processes can be explained by physical and chemical laws alone.
- The scientist held a mechanistic view of the universe, rejecting any spiritual explanations.
- In philosophy class, we debated the limits of a mechanistic understanding of life.
- The mechanistic model of the body treats it like a complex machine.
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