Machian

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English

Etymology

From Mach +‎ -ian.

Adjective

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