What does mechanist mean?

Definitions for mechanist
ˈmɛk ə nɪstmech·a·nist

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. mechanistnoun

    a philosopher who subscribes to the doctrine of mechanism

Wiktionary

  1. mechanistnoun

    A person who takes a mechanical view

  2. mechanistnoun

    A maker of machines; one skilled in mechanics.

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  1. mechanist

    A mechanist is a person who has expertise in machines or mechanical systems, often responsible for designing, repairing, or maintaining machinery. In a philosophical context, a mechanist is someone who subscribes to the theory of mechanism, asserting that natural processes or phenomena can be explained by physical causes, particularly through the laws of physics.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Mechanistnoun

    a maker of machines; one skilled in mechanics

  2. Mechanistnoun

    one who regards the phenomena of nature as the effects of forces merely mechanical

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of mechanist in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of mechanist in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

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