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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Control theory

/kən-trōl' thĭr'-ē/ · Con·trol· the·o·ry · IPA
01 n. That branch of Mathematics and Engineering which deals with the design, identification and analysis of systems with a view towards controll…
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    That branch of Mathematics and Engineering which deals with the design, identification and analysis of systems with a view towards controlling them, i. e., to make them perform specific tasks or make them behave in a desired way.(Math., Engineering)