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negative feedback

British

noun

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negative feedback Scientific

Feedback in which the output quantity or signal lowers the input quantity or signal. Negative feedback is used in natural and artificial regulatory mechanisms, as well as in the design of oscillators.

Example Sentences

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“What looked like a clean glide path into the weekend could instead fracture into yet another Monday-open negative feedback loop, where price chases headlines and then headlines chase price. “

From MarketWatch • Apr. 19, 2026

Marquardt, 39, did get one piece of negative feedback: ditch Capture the Flag.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 5, 2025

"Get the people around you that you need and if she gives you some negative feedback then you know that the rest of the staff are going to help you to fix it."

From BBC • Jul. 27, 2025

This bias can create a negative feedback loop, the paper warns, where the most-studied species keep getting studied and the “drab” species fade into the background, forgotten by both science and the public.

From Salon • Apr. 23, 2025

I’ve gotten so far with this story that I’m nervous any negative feedback might make me quit.

From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera

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