mechanistic
adjective/ˌmɛkəˈnɪstɪk/
Frequency rank: #18,701 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
Relating to or explaining phenomena as if they were machines or mechanical processes, without considering broader context.
Example sentence
The professor gave a purely mechanistic explanation of how enzymes speed up chemical reactions.
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