NEGATIVE FEEDBACK

1) (circuits and systems) The process by which part of the signal in the output circuit of an amplifying device reacts upon the input circuit in such a manner as to counteract the initial power, thereby decreasing the amplification. 2) (control) (industrial control) A feedback signal in a direction to reduce the variable that the feedback represents. 3) (degeneration) (stabilized feedback) (data transmission) The process by which a part of the power in the output circuit of an amplifying device reacts upon the input circuit in such a manner as to reduce the initial power, thereby reducing the amplification. (IEEE Std 100-1988)