🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

可控性

Pronunciation / Transliteration: kě kòng xìng

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Controllability/kənˌtroʊ.ləˈbɪl.ə.ti/
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"确保项目的可控性是管理的关键。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The degree to which a system, device, or process can be directed, influenced, or managed to achieve a desired outcome.

    "The engineer emphasized the importance of high controllability in designing the autonomous flight system."
  2. 2

    In control theory and mathematics, the structural property of a dynamic system that allows it to be moved from any initial state to any other final state by means of an appropriate external input.

    "Mathematical proofs of controllability are essential before deploying industrial robotics."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the verb 'control', originating via Middle French from Medieval Latin 'contrarotulus' (checking against a duplicate roll), combined with the suffix '-ability' denoting capability or capacity. The term evolved technically in the 20th century, particularly within systems engineering, control theory, and artificial intelligence to describe the ability to steer a system into a desired state.

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