cy·ber·net·ics (s  b r-n t  ks)n. (used with a sing. verb) The theoretical study of communication and control processes in biological, mechanical, and electronic systems, especially the comparison of these processes in biological and artificial systems. [From Greek kubern  ts, governor, from kubern n, to govern.]cy ber·netic adj.cy ber·neti·cal·ly adv.cy ber·neti·cist, cyber·ne·tician (-n-tshn) n. |
cybernetics [ˌsaɪbəˈnɛtɪks]
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(Engineering / General Engineering) (functioning as singular) the branch of science concerned with control systems in electronic and mechanical devices and the extent to which useful comparisons can be made between man-made and biological systems See also feedback [1]
[from Greek kubernētēs steersman, from kubernan to steer, control]
cybernetic adj
cyberneticist n
| cybernetics (sbr-ntks) The scientific study of communication and control processes in biological, mechanical, and electronic systems. Research in cybernetics often involves the comparison of these processes in biological and artificial systems. |
cybernetics
the comparative study of complex electronic devices and the nervous system in an attempt to understand better the nature of the human brain. — cyberneticist, n. — cybernetic, adj.
See also: Automationthe comparative study of complex electronic devices and the nervous system in an attempt to understand better the nature of the human brain. — cyberneticist, n. — cybernetic, adj.
See also: Brain
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| Noun | 1. | cybernetics - (biology) the field of science concerned with processes of communication and control (especially the comparison of these processes in biological and artificial systems) biological science, biology - the science that studies living organisms informatics, information processing, information science, IP - the sciences concerned with gathering, manipulating, storing, retrieving, and classifying recorded information |
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