Difference between revisions of "Negative feedback"
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'''Negative feedback''' is an interaction that reduces or [[dampens]] the response of the system in which it is incorporated. <ref> [http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Library/glossary.php3?mode=all NASA Earth Observatory glossary] </ref> | '''Negative feedback''' is an interaction that reduces or [[dampens]] the response of the system in which it is incorporated. <ref> [http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Library/glossary.php3?mode=all NASA Earth Observatory glossary] </ref> | ||
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| + | The best example is a [[spring]], which pushes back in proportion to how much is it stretched or compressed; see [[shock absorber]]s. | ||
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Revision as of 20:50, October 13, 2007
Negative feedback is an interaction that reduces or dampens the response of the system in which it is incorporated. [1]
The best example is a spring, which pushes back in proportion to how much is it stretched or compressed; see shock absorbers.