mechanistically
- adverb
- /ˌmɛkəˈnɪstɪkli/
- Mechanistically, we do not yet know whether this potentiation is due to changes in antigen presentation or alterations in how APCs interact with T cells.
How many different ways, mechanistically speaking, does neuroplasticity occur?
- How many different ways, mechanistically speaking, does neuroplasticity occur?
- In fact, they were mechanistically linked to the body learning how to tolerate peanuts or the allergen.
- Which of those are mechanistically A cause and are reversible, right.
Examples
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Habitat variation might mechanistically shape disease through one of three potentially overlapping routes.
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So mechanistically, we know saturated fat raises LDL cholesterol.
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Why mechanistically and why in terms of the way that they can help the entire system.
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How many different ways, mechanistically speaking, does neuroplasticity occur?
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This means that an agent's behavior is not mechanistically determined but contingently directed by the agent's will.
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However, although the primary function of the leaf is to absorb and process sunlight and carbon dioxide for photosynthesis, few structural features of leaves have been related mechanistically to these tasks.
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Mechanistically, expression of circ-Foxo3 increased FOXO3 protein levels and upregulated the FOXO3 downstream target PUMA.
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The researchers studied how different factors interact mechanistically to understand the underlying processes of the system.
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In discussing neurobiology, we often explore how behaviors change mechanistically when new experiences occur.
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The team examined the disease's progression mechanistically, focusing on the biological pathways involved.
Synonyms
In a way done by a machine or without a person doing it
How Mechanistic
Surface Forms
Morphology
mechanistically = mechanistic (transparent) = mechanistic + ally
The adverb is a straightforward formation from the adjective 'mechanistic' by adding the productive adverbial suffix '-ally'.
Etymology
Mechanistically comes from the words mechanic and machine, which tie to the idea of a 'machine' or 'device'. So, to look at something mechanistically is to treat it as if it works like a machine, with parts and fixed rules.