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mechanistically

mechanistically

8.5
In a way that treats something as if it works like a machine
  • adverb
  • /ˌmɛkəˈnɪstɪkli/
translation icon : mecánicamente
  • 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?

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Examples

  • Habitat variation might mechanistically shape disease through one of three potentially overlapping routes.

    Academic text (2010)
  • So mechanistically, we know saturated fat raises LDL cholesterol.

  • Why mechanistically and why in terms of the way that they can help the entire system.

  • How many different ways, mechanistically speaking, does neuroplasticity occur?

  • This means that an agent's behavior is not mechanistically determined but contingently directed by the agent's will.

    Academic text (1994)
  • 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.

    Academic text (1997)
  • Mechanistically, expression of circ-Foxo3 increased FOXO3 protein levels and upregulated the FOXO3 downstream target PUMA.

    Academic text (2017)
  • The researchers studied how different factors interact mechanistically to understand the underlying processes of the system.

  • In discussing neurobiology, we often explore how behaviors change mechanistically when new experiences occur.

  • The team examined the disease's progression mechanistically, focusing on the biological pathways involved.

Synonyms

mechanically
vsmechanistically
11 3.7

In a way done by a machine or without a person doing it

focuses on treating processes as if they work like machines

How Mechanistic

mechanistically
8.5
organically
13 4.9
holistically
4 5.4

Surface Forms

mechanistically positive

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.