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cyberneticist

cyberneticist

1 9.9
A person who studies how systems use feedback to control machines and living things
  • noun
  • /ˌsaɪbərˈnɛtɪsɪst/
  • Specialized
: cibernético
  • Stafford Beer was a management cyberneticist, which is a very cool job title and probably explained by the fact that he invented it.

Examples

  • The cyberneticist developed a new control system that improves communication between machines and living organisms.

  • " I am pleased to report that our greatest cyberneticists have presented me with numerous breakthroughs, all of which have been incorporated into the IG series.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • It didn't take a rocket scientist, let alone a cyberneticist, to realize that this suite was sometimes being used by Drs. Veder and Burton for certain extracurricular activities... with Delilah in the same room, watching the entire time, absorbing everything.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • As a renowned cyberneticist, she focused on how feedback systems operate in both technology and biology.

  • The conference featured several talks by leading cyberneticists discussing advances in artificial intelligence.

Synonyms

cybernetician
vscyberneticist
  • Specialized
1 9.9

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

has the same meaning but highlights practical work in that field

How Experienced

cyberneticist
  • Specialized
1 9.9
researcher
635 2.7
student
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

cyberneticist singular

Morphology

cyberneticist = cybernetic (transparent) = cybernetic + ist

Formed by adding the agentive suffix '-ist' to the adjective 'cybernetic', yielding a person who practices or studies cybernetics.

Etymology

The word cyberneticist comes from the Greek root kybernetes, which means 'steersman', someone who steers a ship, and gave us cybernetics, the study of control and communication in systems. So a cyberneticist is a person who studies how machines and living things are 'steered' or controlled.