Cybernetics, the science of communication and control in organisms and machines, has made a particular contribution here with the concepts of _______ and __________ (Jackson, 1988).
A) velocity, requisite variety
B) variety, veracity
C) volume, requisite variety
D) variety, requisite variety

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The concepts that cybernetics has contributed are variety and requisite variety. Variety refers to the number of possible states or responses of a system, while requisite variety refers to the amount of variety a controller or regulator must have to effectively manage or regulate a system with a given level of variety.

Cybernetics, the Science of Communication and Control in Organisms and Machines