Spanish word

cibernética

Pronunciation

IPA/θiβeɾˈnetika/

Meaning

  • feminine nouncybernetics

Example

Estudié cibernética para aprender sobre el control de sistemas.

I studied cybernetics to learn about the control of systems.

Illustration for cibernética (cybernetics)

More examples

¿Tienes curiosidad por la cibernética?

Are you curious about cybernetics?

Core concept

A single feedback loop keeping a system stable.

Common phrases

  • tener curiosidad por la cibernética

    be curious about cybernetics

  • estudiar cibernética

    study cybernetics

Similar words

control: Applies corrections to maintain a machine or process at an intended state.
sistema: Components and connections that work together as a functioning unit.

Definition in Spanish

Disciplina que analiza los mecanismos de regulación y control de sistemas mediante señales, información y retroalimentación.

Word origin

The word derives from Greek kybernetēs 'helmsman' and kybernetikē 'art of steering' and is known in modern languages through Norbert Wiener as cybernetics.

Usage tips

  • In everyday Spanish cibernética sounds technical, so speakers often use control, regulación, or teoría del control for general conversation.

Opposites

Related words

  • cibernéticocontrol-theoreticadjective
  • cibernéticamentecontrol-theoreticallyadverb

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