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adj
Selecting goals for itself.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: rare
Qualifier: cybernetics
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Antonyms: none provided
History
From teleo- + Ancient Greek ζητητικός (zētētikós, “inquisitive, keen”) + -ic, from ζητέω (zētéō, “I seek”).
