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positive feedback
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positive feedback,
1 (in physiology) an increase in function in response to a stimulus. For example, micturition increases after the flow of urine has started, and the uterus contracts more frequently and with greater strength after it has begun to contract in labor.
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Usage notes: informal.
an encouraging, favorable, or otherwise positive response from one person to what another person has communicated.

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