Overcancel

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To cancel too many or too forcefully.

    "Note that there can still be feedback, however, if the gain is so high as to "overcancel" the input signal with the higher level output."

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"Note that there can still be feedback, however, if the gain is so high as to "overcancel" the input signal with the higher level output."

Etymology

From over- + cancel.

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