Machian
English
Etymology
From Mach + -ian.
Adjective
Machian (comparative more Machian, superlative most Machian)
- Pertaining to the work or philosophical ideas of Ernst Mach, characterised by a system of mechanics based on extreme empiricism. [from 20th c.]
- 1994, Louis de Bernières, Captain Corelli's Mandolin, Minerva 1995, p. 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.
- 1994, Louis de Bernières, Captain Corelli's Mandolin, Minerva 1995, p. 40: