Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

control theory

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.77 in modern English

Syllables: con-trol the-o-ry
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An interdisciplinary branch of engineering and mathematics, dealing with the control of the behavior of dynamical systems.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Near-synonym: cybernetics (not consistently differentiated)"

Usage

Inflected Forms

control theories (plural)

Phrases

systems theory systems science

Frequently Paired Words

systems theory systems science

Synonyms

cybernetics

Questions

What does control theory mean?: An interdisciplinary branch of engineering and mathematics, dealing with the control of the behavior of dynamical systems.

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