mechanistic
adj/ˌmɛkəˈnɪstɪk/
Etymology From mechan(ism) + -istic.
1
Having the impersonal and automatic characteristics of a machine.
2
Predetermined by, or as if by, a mechanism.
3
Human sciences, Philosophy, Sciences Having a physical or biological cause.
- Such ateleological explanation is what is meant by mechanistic explanation in the broad sense.1908, William McDougall, An Introduction to Social Psychology, section 449: