MECHANISM

'Mechanism' may refer to:

★ Mechanism (biology), explaining how a feature is created.

★ Mechanism (philosophy), a theory that all natural phenomena can be explained by physical causes

★ Mechanism (horology), a piece of a time-keeping device

★ Mechanism (sociology), a set of rules designed to bring about a certain outcome

★ Mechanism (technology), a device of which a mechanical joint is used

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See also

See also

★ Antikythera Mechanism, an ancient Greek analog computer

★ Mechanism design, the art of designing rules of a game to achieve a specific outcome

★ Mechanism of action, the means by which a drug exerts its biological effects

★ Defence mechanism, unconscious mechanisms aimed at reducing anxiety

★ Reaction mechanism, the sequence of reactions by which overall chemical change occurs