autoregulating
Managing its own
Autoregulating describes something that adjusts or controls itself without external intervention.
In physiology, blood flow autoregulates to maintain consistent delivery despite pressure changes.
In psychology, autoregulating refers to managing one's own emotions, attention, or behavior: Children gradually develop autoregulating skills.
Systems that are autoregulating have built-in feedback mechanisms that keep them stable.
State of balance
- stabilityResistance to displacement
- steady-stateCondition of constant balance
- modulationVarying signals to transmit
- calibrationAdjusting for measurement accuracy
tuning · adjustment · counterbalance · normalization · compensation · dampening · buffering · setpoint
Returned response data
- thermoregulationMaintaining stable internal heat
- osmoregulationMaintaining internal solute balance
- metabolismCellular nutrient conversion
- endocrineInternally secreting gland system
cellular · enzymatic · physiological · hormonal · insulin · cortisol · hydration · electrolyte
Communication and control science
- thermostatAutomatic climate control device
- servomechanismFeedback-controlled automatic mechanism
- governorState's chief executive
- automationSelf-operating system design
sensor · actuator · circuit · algorithm · closed-loop · self-correcting · damping · gain
Calibrating without external input
- responsiveQuick to react
- dynamicActive and changing
- flexibleAble to bend freely
- adaptiveAble to change accordingly
acclimatization · plasticity · resilience · self-tuning · learning · optimization · real-time · variable
Controlling one's own affairs
- self-directedManaging oneself without supervision
- self-correctingAutomatically fixing own errors
- self-adjustingCalibrating without external input
- self-sustainingAble to continue independently
self-monitoring · self-organizing · decentralized · independent · self-contained · self-sufficient · adaptive · responsive
equilibrium
State of balance
- stabilityResistance to displacement
- steady-stateCondition of constant balance
- modulationVarying signals to transmit
calibration · tuning · adjustment · counterbalance · normalization · compensation · dampening · buffering · setpoint · tolerance
feedback
Returned response data
- thermoregulationMaintaining stable internal heat
- osmoregulationMaintaining internal solute balance
- metabolismCellular nutrient conversion
endocrine · cellular · enzymatic · physiological · hormonal · insulin · cortisol · hydration · electrolyte · circadian
cybernetics
Communication and control science
- thermostatAutomatic climate control device
- servomechanismFeedback-controlled automatic mechanism
- governorState's chief executive
automation · sensor · actuator · circuit · algorithm · closed-loop · self-correcting · damping · gain · setpoint
self-adjusting
Calibrating without external input
- responsiveQuick to react
- dynamicActive and changing
- flexibleAble to bend freely
adaptive · acclimatization · plasticity · resilience · self-tuning · learning · optimization · real-time · variable · context-sensitive
self-governing
Controlling one's own affairs
- self-directedManaging oneself without supervision
- self-correctingAutomatically fixing own errors
- self-adjustingCalibrating without external input
self-sustaining · self-monitoring · self-organizing · decentralized · independent · self-contained · self-sufficient · adaptive · responsive · automatic
autoregulatinghand-operated
Requiring direct human manipulation
remote-controlled · supervised · managed · administered · governed
autoregulatingdysregulated
Improperly controlled or balanced
high-maintenance · dependent · unregulated · uncontrolled · labor-intensive