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perceptual control theory

perceptual control theory noun: a model of behavior, in numerous disparate fields, based on the properties of negative feedback control loops that maintain a sensed variable at or near a reference value by means of the effects of their outputs upon that variable, as mediated by physical properties of the environment.

Noun

perceptual control theory (uncountable)

  1. A model of behavior, in numerous disparate fields, based on the properties of negative feedback control loops that maintain a sensed variable at or near a reference value by means of the effects of their outputs upon that variable, as mediated by physical properties of the environment.
    Synonyms:
    PCT

Synonyms of perceptual control theory

Questions about perceptual control theory

What does perceptual control theory mean?
Perceptual control theory means a model of behavior, in numerous disparate fields, based on the properties of negative feedback control loops that maintain a sensed variable at or near a reference value by means of the effects of their outputs upon that variable, as mediated by physical properties of the environment.
What part of speech is perceptual control theory?
Perceptual control theory is a noun.

Words near perceptual control theory in the dictionary

  1. perceptronium
  2. perceptrons
  3. percepts
  4. perceptual
  5. perceptual blindness
  6. perceptual control theory
  7. perceptual set
  8. perceptual sets
  9. perceptualisation
  10. perceptualities
  11. perceptuality

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