positive feedback

noun

: feedback that tends to magnify a process or increase its output

Examples of positive feedback in a Sentence

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There, the principles of sustainability form a positive feedback loop, especially in the bar’s commitment to incorporating by-products of the various drink-making processes into other cocktails. Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 2 Nov. 2024 This positive feedback encouraged other doctors to recommend the rice diet to their patients as well.1 Are There Any Benefits Today? Sarah Jividen, Verywell Health, 12 Oct. 2024 Nevertheless, this seems to be a case of positive feedback, as the scientists might say. Alexei Navalny, The New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2024 And while some of the photons get shown to the user's eye, others are reabsorbed into the photon-absorbing layer, creating a positive feedback cycle that further amplifies the amount of output light. New Atlas, 20 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for positive feedback 

Word History

First Known Use

1934, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of positive feedback was in 1934

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“Positive feedback.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/positive%20feedback. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.

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