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ashby's law

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.73 in modern English

Syllables
ash-by's law
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

To control variety externally, you must be able to control even more variety internally.

name

Alternative letter-case form of Ashby's law.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Originally formulated by the cyberneticist W. Ross Ashby in 1956.

Inflected Forms

law of requisite variety (alternative) law of requisite complexity (alternative)

Questions

What does ashby's law mean?
To control variety externally, you must be able to control even more variety internally.
Where does ashby's law come from?
Originally formulated by the cyberneticist W. Ross Ashby in 1956.

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