Mechanism may refer to:
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Mechanism (engineering)
In engineering, a mechanism is a Machine, device that transforms input forces and movement into a desired set of output forces and movement. Mechanisms generally consist of moving components which may include:
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, rigid bodies connected by joints in order to accomplish a desired force and/or motion transmission
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Mechanism (biology), explaining how a feature is created
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Mechanism (philosophy)
Mechanism is the belief that natural wholes (principally living things) are similar to complicated machines or artifacts, composed of parts lacking any intrinsic relationship to each other.
The doctrine of mechanism in philosophy comes in two dif ...
, a theory that all natural phenomena can be explained by physical causes
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Mechanism (sociology) The term social mechanisms and mechanism-based explanations of social phenomena originate from the philosophy of science.
The core thinking behind the mechanism approach has been expressed as follows by Elster (1989: 3-4): “To explain an event ...
, a theory that all social phenomena can be explained by the existence of a deterministic mechanism
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The Mechanism
"The Mechanism" is a song by British electronic music duo Disclosure and Friend Within. It was released as a digital download in the United Kingdom on 15 April 2014. The song peaked at number 28 on the UK Dance Chart
The UK Dance Singles Cha ...
", song by Disclosure
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''The Mechanism'' (TV series), a Netflix TV series
See also
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Machine
A machine is a physical system using Power (physics), power to apply Force, forces and control Motion, movement to perform an action. The term is commonly applied to artificial devices, such as those employing engines or motors, but also to na ...
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Machine (mechanical)
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Linkage (mechanical)
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Mechanism design, the art of designing rules of a game to achieve a specific outcome
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Mechanism of action, the means by which a drug exerts its biological effects
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Defence mechanism, unconscious mechanisms aimed at reducing anxiety
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Reaction mechanism
In chemistry, a reaction mechanism is the step by step sequence of elementary reactions by which overall chemical change occurs.
A chemical mechanism is a theoretical conjecture that tries to describe in detail what takes place at each stage of ...
, the sequence of reactions by which overall chemical change occurs
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Antikythera mechanism
The Antikythera mechanism ( ) is an Ancient Greece, Ancient Greek hand-powered orrery, described as the oldest example of an analogue computer used to predict astronomy, astronomical positions and eclipses decades in advance. It could also be ...
, an ancient Greek analog computer
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Theory of operation, a description of how a device or system should work
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