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noun
A situation where some function of the output of a system, process, or mechanism is fed back in a manner that tends to reduce the fluctuations in the output, whether caused by changes in the input or by other disturbances.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Synonyms: degenerative feedback
Antonyms: positive feedback
noun
A situation where some function of the output of a system, process, or mechanism is fed back in a manner that tends to reduce the fluctuations in the output, whether caused by changes in the input or by other disturbances.
A feedback loop in which the output signal of a system is amplified with a net negative gain and added to the input signal, before the main amplifier.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
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Synonyms: degenerative feedback
Antonyms: positive feedback
noun
feedback in opposite phase with (decreasing) the input
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: feedback
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