positive feedback

noun

: feedback that tends to magnify a process or increase its output

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This connection between measurement and personalized learning then becomes a kind of positive feedback loop, where each feeds into the other. Kevin Kruse, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026 Yet relief from a good scratch, in evolutionary terms, is positive feedback. ABC News, 27 June 2026 Despite generally positive feedback from buyers, building up enough inventory in each market to reach critical mass takes time, Jin said. Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 25 June 2026 Variety reported that Artificial recently received positive feedback during test screenings, and claimed that Altman and Musk are portrayed less sympathetically than other figures in the film. Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 19 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for positive feedback

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First Known Use

1934, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of positive feedback was in 1934

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“Positive feedback.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/positive%20feedback. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.

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