causal loop

noun

A system or sequence of cause and effect relationships where variables influence one another in a circular, feedback pattern.

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Meanings

nouncausal loop (plural causal loops)

plural causal loops

  1. A system or sequence of cause and effect relationships where variables influence one another in a circular, feedback pattern.
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