anancasm

/AE1 N AA1 N K AE1 Z AH0 M/
noun
  1. 1

    (philosophy) In the philosophy of Charles Peirce, a mode of evolution occurring by mechanical necessity.

  2. 2

    (obsolete) Obsessive-compulsive behaviour.

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