) | 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. |
t(ēs) helmsman, steersman (kybernē-, var. s. of kybernân to steer + -tēs agent suffix) + -ics; term introduced by Norbert Wiener in 1948
cybernetics cy·ber·net·ics (sī'bər-nět'ĭks)
n.
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.
| cybernetics (sī'bər-nět'ĭks) Pronunciation Key
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. |