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[โ€“] sudo 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I think control theory, after reading the Wikipedia first paragraph, is using doing math to calculate how to consistently do a thing.

[โ€“] OhNoMoreLemmy@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Fucking nailed it. My favorite application of it is to brew espresso at exactly the right temperature.