CYBERNETICS


Meaning of CYBERNETICS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌsī-bər-ˈne-tiks ]

noun plural but singular in construction

Etymology: Greek kybernētēs pilot, governor (from kybernan to steer, govern) + English -ics

Date: 1948

: 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)

• cy·ber·net·ic -tik also cy·ber·net·i·cal -ti-kəl adjective

• cy·ber·net·i·cal·ly -ti-k(ə-)lē adverb

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.