rational mechanics
noun
The branch of mechanics in which models, propositions, etc., are deduced mathematically from first principles, rather than being derived from experimental evidence.
Origin
Mid 17th century; earliest use found in Thomas Sprat (d. 1713), bishop of Rochester.
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