- Look up
mechanism in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Mechanism may
refer to:
Mechanism (economics), a set of
rules for a game
designed to
achieve a certain...
- In
psychoanalytic theory,
defence mechanisms are
unconscious psychological processes that
protect the self from anxiety-producing
thoughts and feelings...
- The
Antikythera mechanism (/ˌæntɪkɪˈθɪərə/ AN-tik-ih-THEER-ə, US also /ˌæntaɪkɪˈ-/ AN-ty-kih-) is an
Ancient Gr**** hand-powered
orrery (model of the Solar...
- the
Higgs mechanism is
essential to
explain the
generation mechanism of the
property "m****" for
gauge bosons.
Without the
Higgs mechanism, all bosons...
- a
reaction mechanism is the step by step
sequence of
elementary reactions by
which overall chemical reaction occurs. A
chemical mechanism is a theoretical...
-
mechanisms appeared in
China at
around 600 BC in the form of a
crossbow trigger-
mechanism with a cam-shaped
swing arm. However, the
trigger mechanism...
- The
Berry mechanism, or
Berry pseudorotation mechanism, is a type of
vibration causing molecules of
certain geometries to
isomerize by
exchanging the two...
- A whippletree, or whiffletree, is a
mechanism to
distribute force evenly through linkages. It is also
referred to as an equalizer,
leader bar, or double...
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Mechanism design (sometimes
implementation theory or
institution design) is a
branch of
economics and game theory. It
studies how to
construct rules—called...
- In
cultural anthropology, a
leveling mechanism is a
practice in some
cultures which acts to
ensure social equality,
usually by
shaming or
humbling members...
