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`[feed-bak]
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`noun
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`Electronics.
`a.
`the process of returning part of the output of a circuit,
`system, or device to the input, either to oppose the input
`(negative feedback) or to aid the input (positive
`feedback)
`b.
`acoustic feedback.
`the furnishing of data concerning the operation or output of a
`machine to an automatic control device or to the machine itself,
`so that subsequent or ongoing operations of the machine can
`be altered or corrected.
`a reaction or response to a particular process or activity: He got
`very little feedback from his speech.
`evaluative information derived from such a reaction or
`response: to study the feedback from an audience survey.
`Psychology . knowledge of the results of any behavior,
`considered as influencing or modifying further performance.
`Compare biofeedback.
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`Origin:
`1915–20; noun use of verb phrase (cid:73)(cid:72)(cid:72)(cid:71)(cid:69)(cid:68)(cid:70)(cid:78)
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`feedback ((cid:1942)fi(cid:3468)d(cid:1945)bæk)
`— n
`1. a. the return of part of the output of an electronic circuit, device,
`or mechanical system to its input, so modifying its
`characteristics. In negative feedback a rise in output energy
`reduces the input energy; in positive feedback an increase in
`output energy reinforces the input energy
`b. that part of the output signal fed back into the input
`2. the return of part of the sound output by a loudspeaker to the
`microphone or pick-up so that a high-pitched whistle is produced
`3. the whistling noise so produced
`4. a. the effect of the product of a biological pathway on the rate of
`an earlier step in that pathway
`b. the substance or reaction causing such an effect, such as the
`release of a hormone in a biochemical pathway
`5. information in response to an inquiry, experiment, etc: there
`was little feedback from our questionnaire
`— vb , — adv
`6. ( tr ) to return (part of the output of a system) to its input
`7. to offer or suggest (information, ideas, etc) in reaction to an
`inquiry, experiment, etc
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`Word Origin & History
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`feedback
`1920, in the electronics sense, from feed + back (adj.). Transferred
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`about the results of a process is attested by 1955.
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`Medical Dictionary
`feedback feed·back (f(cid:331)d'b(cid:325)k')
`n.
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`American Heritage
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`The return of a portion of the output of a process or system to
`the input, especially when used to maintain performance or to
`control a system or process.
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`The portion of the output so returned.
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`The return of information about the result of a process or
`activity.
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`feedback [%PREMIUM_LINK%]
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`The supply of an input to some process or system as a function of
`its output. See more at negative feedback, positive feedback.
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`(f(cid:331)d'b(cid:325)k') Pronunciation
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`Cultural Dictionary
`feedback definition
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`American Heritage
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`A process in which a system regulates itself by monitoring its own
`output. That is, it “feeds back” part of its output to itself. Feedback
`is used to control machines; a heating system, for example, uses a
`thermostat to monitor and adjust its output. Feedback is also used
`by the human brain to control various muscles and joints.
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`Note : By extension, “feedback” is any response or information
`about the result of a process.
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`Note : Feedback is usually a feature of automation.
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`feedback definition
`electronics
`Part of a system output presented at its input. Feedback may be
`unintended. When used as a design feature, the output is usually
`transformed by passive components which attenuate it in some
`manner; the result is then presented at the system input.
`Feedback is positive or negative, depending on the sign with which a
`positive change in the original input reappears after transformation.
`Negative feedback was invented by Black to stabilise vacuum
`tube amplifiers. The behaviour becomes largely a function of the
`feedback transformation and only minimally a function of factors
`such as transistor gain which are imperfectly known.
`Positive feedback can lead to instability; it finds wide application in
`the construction of oscillators.
`Feedback can be used to control a system, as in feedback control.
`(1996-01-02)
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`in biology, a response within a system (molecule, cell, organism, or
`population) that influences the continued activity or productivity of
`that system. In essence, it is the control of a biological reaction by
`the end products of that reaction.
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