Cybernetics
Cybernetics
Cybernetics (pronunciation: /saɪˈbɜːrnɪtɪks/) is a transdisciplinary approach for exploring regulatory systems, their structures, constraints, and possibilities.
Etymology
The term cybernetics comes from the Greek word κυβερνητική (kybernētikḗ), meaning "governance". It was first used in the context of "the study of self-governance" by Plato in The Alcibiades to signify the governance of people. The word was used in its modern sense by Norbert Wiener, in his book Cybernetics: Or Control and Communication in the Animal and the Machine (MIT Press, 1948).
Definition
Cybernetics is a field of study that focuses on the process of control and communication in machines and living organisms. It is concerned with understanding and defining the functions and processes of systems that have goals, and that participate in circular, causal chains that move from action to sensing to comparison with desired goal, and again to action.
Related Terms
- Systems theory: An interdisciplinary study of systems in general, with the goal of elucidating principles that can be applied to all types of systems in all fields of research.
- Control theory: An interdisciplinary branch of engineering and mathematics that deals with the behavior of dynamical systems with inputs.
- Information theory: A scientific field aimed at quantifying and qualifying information and its transmission.
- Artificial intelligence: The simulation of human intelligence processes by machines, especially computer systems.
See Also
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Cybernetics
- Wikipedia's article - Cybernetics
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