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Feedback occurs when outputs of a system are routed back as inputs as part of a chain of cause and effect that forms a circuit or loop. The system can then be said to feed back into itself. The notion of cause-and-effect has to be handled carefully when applied to feedback systems:

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Avg. degree1.99
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related to Further reading · 32
Feedback → Chapter, Cremer, Cybernetic Systems, Eek, Eric Zimmerman, Games, Garling, Gustafsson, How Do We React, In Biel, Introduction, ISBN, Katie Salen, Khaltourina, Korotayev, Malkov, Millennial Trends, MIT Press, Moscow, Mulder
see also · 19
Feedback → Control, Corrective, Cybernetics, Cycles, Graph, Graphical, Howling, Incentive, Loop, Most, Negative-feedback, Parameter, Physical, Practice, Process, Study, System, Type, Unforeseen
related to External links · 9
Feedback → Analog Circuit PerformanceStriving, Devices Magazine, Effects, January, Loop Gain, Media, Small-Signal Stability Ieee Circuits, Wikimedia Commons, Wiktionary-logo-en-v2
related to Electronic engineering · 7
Feedback → Electronic, If, Negative, The, This, When, While
related to history · 7
Feedback → Alexandria, BC, Britain, Egypt, Self-regulating, The, This
related to Software · 6
Feedback → From, IBM, IBM Db2, IBM Tivoli, In, MAPE
related to Biology · 5
Feedback → An, As, Biological, In, The
related to Control theory · 4
Feedback → Heuristically, In, PID, The
related to Physics · 3
Feedback → Maxwell's, Physical, The
related to Positive and negative feedback · 3
Feedback → If, Negative, Positive

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used positive negative systems gain system loop electronic control circuit output signal input also state amplifiers loops theory use information

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Feedbackcausesgood or bad effects0.90text
Feedbackis avideo equivalent of acoustic feedback0.90text
organismsinstance ofwith recent advances on the consequences for entropy reduction and performance increase.BiologyIn biological systems0.80text
ecosystemsinstance ofwith recent advances on the consequences for entropy reduction and performance increase.BiologyIn biological systems0.80text
or the biosphereinstance ofwith recent advances on the consequences for entropy reduction and performance increase.BiologyIn biological systems0.80text
most parameters must stay under control within a narrow range around a certain optimal level under certain environmental conditionsinstance ofwith recent advances on the consequences for entropy reduction and performance increase.BiologyIn biological systems0.80text
the vacuum timing advance but mechanical feedback was replaced by electronic engine management systems once smallinstance ofNicolas Minorsky published a theoretical analysis of automatic ship steering in 1922 and described the PID controller.Internal combustion engines of the late 20th century employ…0.80text
robustinstance ofNicolas Minorsky published a theoretical analysis of automatic ship steering in 1922 and described the PID controller.Internal combustion engines of the late 20th century employ…0.80text
powerful single-chip microcontrollers became affordable.Electronic engineeringThe use of feedback is widespread in the design of electronic components such as amplifiersinstance ofNicolas Minorsky published a theoretical analysis of automatic ship steering in 1922 and described the PID controller.Internal combustion engines of the late 20th century employ…0.80text
oscillatorsinstance ofNicolas Minorsky published a theoretical analysis of automatic ship steering in 1922 and described the PID controller.Internal combustion engines of the late 20th century employ…0.80text
and stateful logic circuit elements such as flip-flopsinstance ofNicolas Minorsky published a theoretical analysis of automatic ship steering in 1922 and described the PID controller.Internal combustion engines of the late 20th century employ…0.80text
countersinstance ofNicolas Minorsky published a theoretical analysis of automatic ship steering in 1922 and described the PID controller.Internal combustion engines of the late 20th century employ…0.80text

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