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cy⋅ber⋅net⋅ics
[sahy-ber-net-iks] 
–noun (used with a singular verb
)
) | the study of human control functions and of mechanical and electronic systems designed to replace them, involving the application of statistical mechanics to communication engineering. |
Origin:
< Gk kybern
t(ēs) helmsman, steersman (kybernē-, var. s. of kybernân to steer + -tēs agent suffix) + -ics; term introduced by Norbert Wiener in 1948
< Gk kybern
t(ēs) helmsman, steersman (kybernē-, var. s. of kybernân to steer + -tēs agent suffix) + -ics; term introduced by Norbert Wiener in 1948Related forms:
cy⋅ber⋅net⋅ic, cy⋅ber⋅net⋅i⋅cal, adjective
cy⋅ber⋅net⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
cy⋅ber⋅net⋅i⋅cist, cy⋅ber⋅ne⋅ti⋅cian [sahy-ber-ni-tish-uhn] , noun
[sahy-ber-ni-tish-uhn] , noun
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| cy·ber·net·ics (sī'bər-nět'ĭks) 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 kubernētēs, governor, from kubernān, to govern.] cy'ber·net'ic adj., cy'ber·net'i·cal·ly adv., cy'ber·net'i·cist, cy'ber·ne·ti'cian (-nĭ-tĭsh'ən) n. |
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