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Brainstorm vs Feedback - What's the difference?

brainstorm | feedback |

As nouns the difference between brainstorm and feedback

is that brainstorm is a sudden thought, particularly one that solves a long-standing problem while feedback is critical assessment on information produced.

As verbs the difference between brainstorm and feedback

is that brainstorm is to investigate something, or solve a problem using brainstorming while feedback is to generate the high-frequency sound by allowing a speaker to cause vibration of the sound generator of a musical instrument connected by an amplifier to the speaker.

brainstorm

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (US) A sudden thought, particularly one that solves a long-standing problem.
    • I had been working on the problem for weeks, and then I had a brainstorm and saw that the solution was easy.
  • brainstorming
  • (British) An unexpected mental error.
  • *2005, "Iguchi hit ruins Red Sox's night", BBC Online, 5 October
    • A terrible fielding error from Tony Graffanino proved costly. [...] Aaron Rowand collected an RBI double to get them off the mark before Graffanino's brainstorm . Juan Uribe hit a roller to the second baseman, who let the potential inning-ending double-play ball roll under his glove, leaving runners at first and third bases.

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To investigate something, or solve a problem using brainstorming.
  • To participate in a brainstorming session.

    • feedback

    English

    (wikipedia feedback)

    Noun

    (-)
  • Critical assessment on information produced
    • After you hand in your essays, I will give both grades and feedback .
  • (cybernetics, systems) The signal that is looped back to control a system within itself.
  • The high-pitched howling noise heard when there's a loop between a microphone and a speaker.

    • Usage notes

    * Adjectives often used with "feedback": positive, negative, delayed, linear, nonlinear, etc.

    Synonyms

    * (noise) Larsen effect * (noise) howlback * (noise) howlround

    Derived terms

    * biofeedback * feedbacker * feedback loop * feedback control * howlback * negative feedback * positive feedback

    Coordinate terms

    * feedforward * buffering

    Descendants

    * Spanish: (calque)

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (music) To generate the high-frequency sound by allowing a speaker to cause vibration of the sound generator of a musical instrument connected by an amplifier to the speaker.
    • The show ended with a riot of feedbacking guitars.
  • To provide informational feedback to.
    • His employees feedbacked him a lot more than he wanted.
  • To convey by means of specialized communications channel.
    • Customers feedbacked their complaints and some praise.

    Usage notes

    * Some are likely to prefer "feed back" and its inflected forms "feeds back", "feeding back", or "fed back". ----