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Adjective: mechanistic  ,me-ku'ni-stik
  1. Explained in terms of physical forces
    "a mechanistic universe"
     
  2. Of or relating to the philosophical theory of mechanism
    "The scientist's mechanistic view of the universe left no room for free will"

See also: mechanical

Encyclopedia: Mechanistic