mechanistic

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mech·a·nis·tic / ˌmekəˈnistik/ • adj. of or relating to theories that explain phenomena in purely physical or deterministic terms: a mechanistic interpretation of nature. ∎  determined by physical processes alone: he insisted that animals were entirely mechanistic.DERIVATIVES: mech·a·nis·ti·cal·ly / -(ə)lē/ adv.