physicalistic

physicalistic
/fiz'i keuh lis"tik/, adj. Philos.
1. of or pertaining to physicalism.
2. (of a statement) capable of being interpreted quantitatively in terms of space and time.
[1930-35; PHYSICALIST + -IC]

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