mechanistic
adjective/ˌmekəˈnɪstɪk/
/ˌmekəˈnɪstɪk/
(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
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