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Sign in to savethumb|A feedback loop where all outputs of a process are available as causal inputs to that process
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Feedback is when the results or outputs of a process loop back around to influence that same process as inputs. It matters because these loops can either stabilize a system (like a thermostat maintaining temperature) or cause it to spiral out of control, making feedback a fundamental mechanism that shapes how systems behave.
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- History
- Types
- Positive and negative feedback
- Terminology
- Limitations of negative and positive feedback
- Other types of feedback
- Applications
- Mathematics and dynamical systems
- Physics
- Biology
- Climate science
- Control theory
- Education
- Mechanical engineering
- Electronic engineering
- Negative feedback
- Positive feedback
- Loop gain
- Oscillator
- Latches and flip-flops
- Software
- Software development
- User interface design
- Video feedback
- Human resource management
- See also
- References
- Further reading
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thumb|A feedback loop where all outputs of a process are available as causal inputs to that process
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: