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cybernetics

[ sahy-ber-net-iks ]

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noun

, (used with a singular verb)

the study of automatic control and communication functions in both living organisms and mechanical and electronic systems, involving the application of statistical mechanics to feedback:
During WW II, cybernetics was used to develop radar-controlled antiaircraft guns; today the field is working on prosthetic arms and legs linked directly to the human nervous system.

cybernetics

/ ˌsaɪbəˈnɛtɪks /

noun

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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

cybernetics

/ sī′bər-nĕt′ĭks /

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 general study of control and communication systems in living organisms and machines, especially the mathematical analysis of the flow of information. The term cybernetics was coined by Norbert Wiener, an American mathematician of the twentieth century.

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Derived Forms

ˌcyberˈnetic, adjective
ˌcyberˈneticist, noun

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Other Words From

cy·ber·net·ic cy·ber·net·i·cal adjective
cy·ber·net·i·cist cy·ber·ne·ti·cian [sahy-ber-ni-, tish, -, uh, n], noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of cybernetics¹

From Greek kybernḗtēs “helmsman, steersman” ( kybernē-, stem of kybernân “to steer” + -tēs agent suffix) + -ics; term introduced by Norbert Wiener in 1948

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Word History and Origins

Origin of cybernetics¹

C20: from Greek kubernētēs steersman, from kubernan to steer, control

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Example Sentences

They're all qualified cybernetics technicians; they can do this work better than this gang we've had to hire here.

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Her console's so simple anyone with a basic knowledge of computers and cybernetics could figure her out.

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It is not generally known that all the periodical publications for the world were put out by Cybernetics.

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Dr. Auerbach was playing around with a chemical approach to cybernetics.

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He got interested in neurology from the physics angle toward the end of his life, and contributed a lot to cybernetics.

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