Cybernetics is science which involves studying the way electronic machines and human brains work, and developing machines that do things or think like people.
cybernetics in British English
(ˌsaɪbəˈnɛtɪks)
noun
(functioning as singular)
the branch of science concerned with control systems in electronic and mechanical devices and the extent to which useful comparisons can be made between man-made and biological systems
See also feedback (sense 1)
Derived forms
cybernetic (ˌcyberˈnetic) or cybernetical (ˌcyberˈnetical)
adjective
cybernetically (ˌcyberˈnetically)
adverb
cyberneticist (ˌcyberˈneticist) or cybernetician (ˌsaɪbənɛˈtɪʃən)
noun
Word origin
C20: from Greek kubernētēs steersman, from kubernan to steer, control
cybernetics in American English
(ˌsaɪbərˈnɛtɪks)
US
noun
the science dealing with the comparative study of human control systems, as the brain and nervous system, and complex electronic systems
Derived forms
cybernetic (ˌcyberˈnetic)
adjective
Word origin
coined (1948) by Wiener < Gr kybernētēs, helmsman (< kybernan, to steer, govern) + -ics
Examples of 'cybernetics' in a sentence
cybernetics
Indeed, merging two parallel but undoubtedly different precepts of cybernetics was a feat beyond an overwhelming majority of technicians.