Definition

1. Proper noun:
   • A person's name: Norbert Wiener refers to a specific individual, an American mathematician and philosopher.
   • Founder of a scientific field: He is recognized as the founder of the interdisciplinary science of cybernetics, which studies communication and control systems in living organisms and machines.

Usage Examples

• Proper noun:
  • The theories of Norbert Wiener had a profound impact on computer science and systems theory.
  • In his book "Cybernetics," Norbert Wiener explored feedback mechanisms.
  • The conference honored the legacy of Norbert Wiener.

Advanced Usage

• "Wienerian" (adj): Pertaining to or characteristic of the ideas or work of Norbert Wiener.
  • The paper applied a Wienerian framework to analyze the economic system.
• "Wiener's contributions": A common phrase referring to the body of work and ideas developed by Norbert Wiener.
  • The course began with an overview of Wiener's contributions to information theory.

Variants and Related Words

• Cybernetics (n): The scientific field founded by Norbert Wiener.
• Cybernetical (adj): Relating to cybernetics.
• Wiener process (n): A specific mathematical concept in probability theory, named after Norbert Wiener (also known as Brownian motion).

Synonyms

• The father of cybernetics: A common epithet for Norbert Wiener.
• Mathematician: A general term describing his primary profession.

Related Phrases

• Wiener-Hopf equation (n): A type of integral equation in mathematical physics, named in part after Norbert Wiener.
• Wiener filter (n): A signal processing filter proposed by Norbert Wiener.

Related Idioms

(This term, as a proper noun, does not have associated idioms in common usage.)

Noun

1. United States mathematician and founder of cybernetics (1894-1964)