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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“In today’s cycle, compute deployment and demand generation exist in a positive feedback loop.”
From Barron's • May 1, 2026
He posted his creation in a Reddit community for user design, where it got largely positive feedback from a group that tends to be “quite unforgiving,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026
Royal Mail said it had received positive feedback about the upgrade.
From BBC • Jan. 31, 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
External events combined with mob psychology and generated a positive feedback loop.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
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