positive feedback

noun

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

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The app has consistently received positive feedback across 15 million downloads. — Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 9 Aug. 2026 And despite the confrontations, Kotzmacher said rally supporters received more positive feedback, privately. — Jackson Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 5 Aug. 2026 As a result, there is a positive feedback loop whereby more assets produce more data and services, cheaper access to space lowers barriers, and those services drive further technological advancements in terrestrial businesses. — Chuck Brooks, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026 Zirpolo told the Statesman that the people behind Town and Country saw a need in the community for easy access to fresh and local products, and in just over a month of operation, the market has received positive feedback. — Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 25 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for positive feedback

Word History

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 11 Aug. 2026.

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