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feedback
CIDE DICTIONARY
feedback, n.
- the process in which part of the output of a system is returned to its input. [WordNet 1.5]
- response to an inquiry or experiment. [WordNet 1.5]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
feedback, n.
1 information about the result of an experiment etc.; response.
2 Electronics a the return of a fraction of the output signal from one stage of a circuit, amplifier, etc., to the input of the same or a preceding stage. b a signal so returned.
3 Biol. etc. the modification or control of a process or system by its results or effects, esp. by the difference between the desired and the actual result.
1 information about the result of an experiment etc.; response.
2 Electronics a the return of a fraction of the output signal from one stage of a circuit, amplifier, etc., to the input of the same or a preceding stage. b a signal so returned.
3 Biol. etc. the modification or control of a process or system by its results or effects, esp. by the difference between the desired and the actual result.
THESAURUS
feedback
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