cybernetics
noun, plural in form but singular in constructioncy·ber·net·ics | \ ˌsī-bər-ˈne-tiks 
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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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cybernetic \ ˌsī-bər-ˈne-tik \ or less commonly cybernetical \ ˌsī-bər-ˈne-ti-kəl \ adjective
\ or less commonly cybernetical \ ˌsī-bər-ˈne-ti-kəl \ adjectivecybernetically \ ˌsī-bər-ˈne-ti-k(ə-)lē \ adverb
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cybernetics
nounEnglish Language Learners Definition of cybernetics
: the scientific study of how people, animals, and machines control and communicate information
cybernetics
noun plural but singular or plural in constructioncy·ber·net·ics | \ ˌsī-bər-ˈnet-iks \
\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)
Other Words from cybernetics
cybernetic \ -ik \ also cybernetical \ -i-kəl \ adjective
\ also cybernetical \ -i-kəl \ adjectivecybernetically \ -i-k(ə-)lē \ adverb
\ adverbComments on cybernetics
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The first known use of cybernetics was in 1948
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