■ plural noun [treated as sing. ] the science of communications and automatic control systems in both machines and living things.
Derivatives
cybernetic adjective
cybernetician noun
cyberneticist noun
Origin
1940s: from Gk kubernētēs 'steersman'.
■ plural noun [treated as sing. ] the science of communications and automatic control systems in both machines and living things.
Derivatives
cybernetic adjective
cybernetician noun
cyberneticist noun
Origin
1940s: from Gk kubernētēs 'steersman'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004