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negative feedback

noun

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


negative feedback

  1. 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.
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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.

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The county terminated that contract with Peaceful Valley on Jan. 24 after receiving negative feedback from supporters of DonkeyLand.

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A statement on behalf of the owners of 32 Sunbury Avenue, submitted to planners, said their attempt to sell it as a family home had failed, with negative feedback "regarding the number of student HMOs".

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"Word-of-mouth plays a crucial role in event attendance, and negative feedback can be damaging to an organiser's reputation," Mr Brar says.

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Amy said she was lucky to have a big support network, but colleagues and strangers have not always been so kind and, like Tulisa, she has also experienced negative feedback after going on TV.

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