cybernetics
noun
cy·ber·net·ics ˌsī-bər-ˈne-tiks 
plural in form but singular in construction
: 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)
cybernetic
ˌsī-bər-ˈne-tik
adjective or less commonly cybernetical
ˌsī-bər-ˈne-ti-kəl
cybernetically
ˌsī-bər-ˈne-ti-k(ə-)lē
adverb 
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web That is, the overlap of psychedelics and cybernetics. 
Javier Hasse, Forbes, 17 June 2022 Before shooting, the Wachowskis sent him to martial-arts training camp but also told him to read Baudrillard and books on evolutionary psychology and cybernetics. Alex Pappademas, The New Yorker, 30 Dec. 2021
Javier Hasse, Forbes, 17 June 2022 Before shooting, the Wachowskis sent him to martial-arts training camp but also told him to read Baudrillard and books on evolutionary psychology and cybernetics. Alex Pappademas, The New Yorker, 30 Dec. 2021 Word History
Etymology
Greek kybernētēs pilot, governor (from kybernan to steer, govern) + English -ics
First Known Use
1948, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
cybernetics
noun, plural in form but singular in construction
cy·ber·net·ics ˌsī-bər-ˈnet-iks
: 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)
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