Machian

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adjective

Pertaining to the work or philosophical ideas of Ernst Mach, characterised by a system of mechanics based on extreme empiricism.

First used 20th c.Scrabble 14
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Meanings

adjectiveMachian (comparative more Machian, superlative most Machian)

comparative more Machian · superlative most Machian

  1. Pertaining to the work or philosophical ideas of Ernst Mach, characterised by a system of mechanics based on extreme empiricism.First known use 20th c.

    He had long ago abandoned his religion in favour of a Machian variety of materialism, but he felt nonetheless that he could not break the prohibition.

    1994, Louis de Bernières, Captain Corelli's Mandolin, Minerva, published 1995, page 40

Origin

From Mach + -ian.

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