Ashby's Law

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf physical phenomenon
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Law_of_Requisite_Variety
gptkbp:appliesTo gptkb:information_theory
biology
engineering
management
systems theory
gptkbp:describes control in complex systems
gptkbp:field cybernetics
gptkbp:formedBy gptkb:W._Ross_Ashby
1956
gptkbp:hasConcept regulation requires as much variety in the regulator as in the system being regulated
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ashby's Law
gptkbp:influenced organizational behavior
systems engineering
complexity science
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:An_Introduction_to_Cybernetics
gptkbp:state only variety can absorb variety
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:law_of_requisite_variety
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4