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Definition of cybernetics
: the science of communication and control theory that is concerned especially with the comparative study of automatic control systems (such as the nervous system and brain and mechanical-electrical communication systems)
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cybernetical
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adjective
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adverb
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cybernetics
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English Language Learners Definition of cybernetics
: the scientific study of how people, animals, and machines control and communicate information
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Medical Definition of cybernetics
: the science of communication and control theory that is concerned especially with the comparative study of automatic control systems (as the nervous system and brain and mechanical-electrical communication systems)
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cybernetical
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adjective
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adverb
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