Law of Requisite Variety

GPTKB entity

Statements (29)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf cybernetics principle
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Ashby's_Law
gptkbp:appliesTo organizational behavior
biological systems
engineering systems
gptkbp:describedBy gptkb:An_Introduction_to_Cybernetics
gptkbp:field cybernetics
systems theory
gptkbp:formedBy gptkb:W._Ross_Ashby
1956
gptkbp:hasConcept gptkb:adaptation
gptkb:legislation
variety in control systems
A controller must be as diverse as the system it controls
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Law of Requisite Variety
gptkbp:influenced management cybernetics
systems engineering
complexity science
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:information_theory
control theory
feedback
homeostasis
gptkbp:state Only variety can absorb variety
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:artificial_intelligence
ecology
organizational design
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ashby's_Law
gptkb:Ashby's_Law_of_Requisite_Variety
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5