self-regulating
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5.2
- adjective
- /ˌsɛlfˈrɛɡjʊleɪtɪŋ/
:
autoregulador
- Seems to be a complex, self-regulating natural system; we do not understand or are viewing incorrectly at present.
- self-regulating market
- self-regulating system
Examples
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Moving toward nondiscretionary monetary rules would increase the accuracy of private macro-forecasts and allow the self-regulating market system to function more efficiently.
Academic text (1992) -
Lovelock's Gaia hypothesis suggests that the Earth in its totality functions as a single, self-regulating organism.
Academic text (1993) -
None of these arguments are likely to move those who believe in the self-regulating power of the free market, however.
Academic text (1999) -
A complex, self-regulating system doesn't need it in order to be successful, or even smart.
Fiction book (1990) -
Everything else is fully automatic, computerized and self-regulating.
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Adolescents raised in this environment will most likely be self-regulating and reject externally defined rules and standards.
Academic text (2003) -
By allowing groups to be self-regulating, in effect, Adam Smith's self-interested individual principle can lead to gains for society.
Academic text (1993) -
Unlike Mars, with an atmosphere composed mainly of carbon dioxide, the Earth, Lovelock concluded, had a dynamic and self-regulating atmosphere.
Academic text (1994) -
An inherent advantage of the EMS approach is that it allows facilities to become self-regulating, eliminating the daily hands-on style of regulation that is so expensive and time-consuming for many agencies.
Academic text (2000) -
The new program is designed to be self-regulating, adjusting its settings based on user behavior.
Synonyms
51
6.3
Free to make its own decisions without outside control
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4.7
Able to make its own rules and run its own affairs without outside control
3
7.6
A machine that notices its own condition and changes how it works
That controls itself without outside help
How Self-Regulating
Surface Forms
Morphology
self-regulating = self-regulate (transparent) = self + regulate + ing
The immediate base 'self-regulate' clearly denotes 'regulating itself', and adding '-ing' forms the participial adjective without semantic change.
Etymology
Self-regulating breaks into self ('by itself') and regulate, which is like regular and means 'keep in order' or 'make steady'. So a self-regulating system controls itself and keeps steady without outside help.