positive feedback
positive feedback noun: a feedback loop in which the output of a system is amplified with a net positive gain and added to the input signal before the main amplifier.
Noun
positive feedback (uncountable)
- A feedback loop in which the output of a system is amplified with a net positive gain and added to the input signal before the main amplifier.
- Synonyms:
- regenerative feedback
- Antonyms:
- negative feedback
- Feedback which builds upon previous feedback.
- The decision to include wild cereals in the collection may have been initially a random act of gathering, but once that decision had been made it triggered a runaway system of positive feedback in which the entire culture was transformed.1981, William Irwin Thompson, The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light: Mythology, Sexuality and the Origins of Culture, London: Rider/Hutchinson & Co., page 131
- Synonyms:
- regenerative feedback
- Antonyms:
- negative feedback
positive feedback meaning in Tamil
positive feedback in Tamil
- நேர்ப்பின்னூட்டம்
Synonyms of positive feedback
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Questions about positive feedback
- What does positive feedback mean?
- Positive feedback means a feedback loop in which the output of a system is amplified with a net positive gain and added to the input signal before the main amplifier.
- What is positive feedback in Tamil?
- Positive feedback in Tamil is நேர்ப்பின்னூட்டம். See Positive feedback meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is positive feedback?
- Positive feedback is a noun.
Words near positive feedback in the dictionary
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