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Meaning of Ashby's law | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

To control variety externally, you must be able to control even more variety internally.
Alternative letter-case form of Ashby's law.
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Examples

“His "Law" of Requisite Variety stated that for a system to be stable, the number of states that its control mechanism is capable of attaining (its variety) must be greater than or equal to the number of states in the system being controlled.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

ashcake ashcan ashcan of history Ashchenazim Ashchurch Ashchurch Rural