positive feedback
Britishnoun
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Feedback in which the output quantity or signal adds to the input quantity or signal. Positive feedback is responsible for the squealing of microphones when placed too close to the speaker through which their input signals are amplified.
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Compare negative feedback
Example Sentences
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Overall, in terms of positive feedback about extended Sunday opening based on religious background, the results were:
From BBC • May 21, 2026
After many rounds of bench and consumer testing, and after receiving positive feedback from test consumers, the team was ready to go to market with their product.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026
“We are encouraged by the strong interest and positive feedback we have received from investors.”
From Barron's • Feb. 6, 2026
This process, in which meltwater from one region accelerates melting elsewhere, is known as a "cascading positive feedback."
From Science Daily • Nov. 9, 2025
That is, the adoption of food production exemplifies what is termed an autocatalytic process—one that catalyzes itself in a positive feedback cycle, going faster and faster once it has started.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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