Homeostatlike
Homeostatlike is an adjective used to describe systems, processes, or behaviors that resemble the regulatory properties of a homeostat. A homeostat is a device or system designed to keep internal conditions within a desired range by compensating for external disturbances, primarily through feedback mechanisms. The term is used across biology, cybernetics, and systems theory to indicate regulation that maintains stability through negative feedback and adaptive control rather than by hardwired invariants.
Key features of homeostatlike systems include negative feedback that reduces the error between a controlled variable
Examples span natural and artificial domains. Biological homeostasis (such as thermoregulation and glucose control) is the
Limitations include that a true homeostat has explicit design aims and predictable stability properties, while homeostatlike
Etymology: the word combines homeostat with the suffix -like, indicating resemblance to a homeostat; it draws