Feedback loop

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A self-reinforcing or self-weakening effect.

    "a positive feedback loop"

  2. 2
    a circuit that feeds back some of the output to the input of a system wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
assessment loopbiochemical loopcontrol loopcyclefeedback circuitfeedback control system

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"It's like a positive feedback loop, Nabi says: Feeling cared for makes you want to care for others."

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