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self-reg·u·lat·ing

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. self-acting, self-activating, self-moving, self-regulatingadjective

    designed to activate or move or regulate itself

    "a self-activating sprinkler system"

Wiktionary

  1. self-regulatingadjective

    Describing something capable of controlling itself.

    The motor was self-regulating, until the governor broke and it suddenly raced out of control.

  2. self-regulatingadjective

    Describing an organization or other legal body that establishes standards for itself rather than having them legislated for it by government.

    Lawyers are self-regulating through the bar association, which sets standards and imposes penalties.

ChatGPT

  1. self-regulating

    Self-regulating refers to the capacity of a system, organism, or individual to control its own functioning without external intervention. It involves the ability to adjust, modify or manage one's actions, behaviors, or processes based on received feedback in order to maintain stability and achieve desired outcomes. This term is used in various contexts such as biology, psychology, systems engineering, and economics.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of self-regulating in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of self-regulating in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

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