The word "mechanistic" refers to something that operates like a machine or follows a predictable set of actions, often lacking creativity or human-like qualities. Full definition
The authors conclude that this level of mechanistic understanding of external digestion in a modern animal may provide a window to understanding the early evolution of digestion and the systems controlling it. (sciencedaily.com)
A too mechanistic view of reality is my basic objection to all forms of dialectic. (religion-online.org)
The systems biology approach often involves the development of mechanistic models, such as the reconstruction of dynamic systems from the quantitative properties of their elementary building blocks. (icsb2004.org)