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cybernetics

Syllabification: (cy·ber·net·ics)
Pronunciation: /ˌsībərˈnetiks/

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Definition of cybernetics

noun

[treated as singular]
  • the science of communications and automatic control systems in both machines and living things.

Derivatives

cybernetic

adjective

cybernetician

Pronunciation: /-nəˈtiSHən/

noun

cyberneticist

Pronunciation: /-ˈnetəsəst/

noun

Origin:

1940s: from Greek kubernētēs 'steersman', from kubernan 'to steer'

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