"cyberneticism" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cyberneticisms [plural]
Etymology: From cybernetic + -ism. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|cybernetic|ism}} cybernetic + -ism Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} cyberneticism (countable and uncountable, plural cyberneticisms)
  1. The use of cybernetics as a problem-solving approach. Tags: countable, uncountable

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