positive feedback

noun

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

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This positive feedback cycle is called the greenhouse effect. Zuri Primos july 18, Kansas City Star, 18 July 2025 Some researchers are also hiding secret messages in white text or a small font that instructs AI reviewers to generate positive feedback, Nature reported. Rashi Shrivastava, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025 If volcanoes begin to erupt in Antarctica as a result of glacial melt, the heat from these reactions will spur a positive feedback loop, further accelerating melting. Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 July 2025 Fans were quick to share their positive feedback in the comment section. Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2025 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 23 Jul. 2025.

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