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cybernetics

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cy·ber·net·ics  (sbr-ntks)
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 kubernts, governor, from kubernn, to govern.]

cyber·netic adj.
cyber·neti·cal·ly adv.
cyber·neti·cist, cyber·ne·tician (-n-tshn) n.

cybernetics
Noun
the branch of science in which electronic and mechanical systems are studied and compared to biological systems [Greek kubernētēs steersman]
cybernetic adj

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: Automation
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: Brain
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.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
Translations
cybernetics [saɪbəˈnɛtɪks] nsgcibernética
cybernetics [saɪbəˈnɛtɪks] ncybernétique f
cybernetics [saɪbəˈnɛtɪks] nKybernetik f
cybernetics [saɪbəˈnɛtɪks] ncibernetica


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