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Definition of Negative feedback
1. Noun. Feedback in opposite phase with (decreasing) the input.
Generic synonyms: Feedback
Medical Definition of Negative feedback
1. This occurs where the products of a process can act at an earlier stage in the process to inhibit their own formation. The term was first used widely in conjunction with electrical amplifiers where negative feedback was applied to limit distortion of the signal by the amplification mechanism. Tends to stabilise the process. In contrast to positive feedback. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Negative Feedback
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