"ateleological" meaning in English

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  "pos": "adj",
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          "ref": "1908, William McDougall, An Introduction to Social Psychology, section 449:",
          "text": "Such ateleological explanation is what is meant by mechanistic explanation in the broad sense.",
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        "Bereft of teleology; not showing evidence of design or purpose."
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      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "dysteleological"
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  "word": "ateleological"
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  "etymology_text": "From a- + teleological.",
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        "Bereft of teleology; not showing evidence of design or purpose."
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