Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

positive feedback

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.24 in modern English

Syllables: pos-i-tive feed-back
IPA

33

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

4

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A situation where some function of the output of a system, process, or mechanism is fed back in a manner that tends to increase any divergence of the output from its initial value.

Uncountable

noun

A situation where some function of the output of a system, process, or mechanism is fed back in a manner that tends to increase any divergence of the output from its initial value.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"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."

Usage

Uncountable

Phrases

chain reaction vicious circle vicious cycle virtuous circle virtuous cycle

Frequently Paired Words

chain reaction vicious circle vicious cycle virtuous circle virtuous cycle

Synonyms

regenerative feedback regeneration

Antonyms

negative feedback

Questions

What does positive feedback mean?: A situation where some function of the output of a system, process, or mechanism is fed back in a manner that tends to increase any divergence of the output from its initial value.

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