FEEDBACK

n. return of part of the output (of a circuit, amplifier, etc.) to the input (Electronics); information about the results of a certain procedure; response; critique, critical analysis

In organizational context, feedback is a process of sharing observations, concerns and suggestions with the other person with an intention of improving his/her performance as an individual. Feedback has to be bi-directional so that continuous improvement is possible in a organization.In cybernetics and control theory, feedback is a process whereby some proportion of the output signal of a system is passed (fed back) to the input. This is often used to control the dynamic behavior of the system. Examples of feedback can be found in most complex systems, such as engineering, architecture, economics, and biology. Arturo Rosenblueth, a Mexican researcher and physician whose seminal 1943 paper “Behavior, Purpose and Teleology“, according to Norbert Wiener, set the basis for the new science of cybernetics proposed that behavior controlled by negative feedback, applied to either animal, human or machine was a determinant and directive principle, or finality in nature or human creations.
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Feedback /feed·back/ the return of some of the output of a system as input so as to exert some control in the process; feedback is negative when the [more]Feedback - Community and Resources

Noun
1. the process in which part of the output of a system is returned to its input in order to regulate its further output
(hypernym) natural process, natural action, action, activity
(hyponym) negative feedback
(derivation) feed back, resubmit
2. response to an inquiry or experiment
(hypernym) answer, reply, response
(derivation) feed back

n. (new spell.=Feed-back) feedback, return of part of the output (of a circuit, amplifier, etc.); information about the results of a certain procedure; response