Meanings
- uncountableA 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.
Synonyms: degenerative feedback · Antonyms: positive feedback
- uncountablenatural sciencesA 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.
Synonyms: degenerative feedback · Antonyms: positive feedback
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA 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.
nounA 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.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 負反饋 /负反馈
- 負反饋 /负反馈 (fùfǎnkuì)a feedback loop
Polish ujemne sprzężenie zwrotne
- ujemne sprzężenie zwrotnea feedback loop
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negative feedback. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/negative%20feedback
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