autonomy

  1. Noun.  Self-government; freedom to act or function independently.
  2. Noun.  (philosophy) The capacity to make an informed, uncoerced decision.
  3. Noun.  (mechanics) The capacity of a system to make a decision about its actions without the involvement of another system or operator.

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