cybernetician

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A person who studies systems of control and communication in machines and living things

noun
/ˌsaɪbərnəˈtɪʃən/

Specialized

: cibernético

The conference featured a renowned cybernetician who spoke about the future of artificial intelligence.

Examples

Those regularities are also understood by constructivist cyberneticians as "consistencies."

Academic text (1991)
The cybernetician analyzed how machines and living organisms interact within complex systems.
As a cybernetician, she focused on improving communication between computers and humans.

Synonyms

cyberneticist

vscybernetician

Specialized

1 9.9

A person who studies how systems use feedback to control machines and living things

has identical meaning but uses the other common form of the term

How Experienced

cybernetician

Specialized

1 9.9

researcher

635 2.7

student

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

cybernetician singular

cyberneticians plural

Morphology

cybernetician = cybernetic (transparent) = cybernet + ic + ian

Formed by the regular agentive suffix '-ian' from 'cybernetic', giving 'a person associated with cybernetics'; the derivation is a standard and predictable nominalization.

Etymology

Cybernetician comes from the Greek word kybernetes meaning 'steersman' or 'pilot', and the start cyber- carries the same idea found in the English word govern. So, a cybernetician is someone who studies how to 'steer' or control systems and communication in machines and living things.