Observation vs Feedback - What's the difference?
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The act of observing, and the fact of being observed.
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A remark or comment.
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* Alexander Pope
A judgement based on observing.
Performance of what is prescribed; adherence in practice; observance.
* Jeremy Taylor
Critical assessment on information produced
(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.
(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.
To provide informational feedback to.
To convey by means of specialized communications channel.
As nouns the difference between observation and feedback
is that observation is the act of observing, and the fact of being observed while feedback is critical assessment on information produced.As a verb feedback is
(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.observation
English
Noun
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- That's a foolish observation .
- To observations which ourselves we make / We grow more partial for the observer's sake.
- We are to procure dispensation or leave to omit the observation of it in such circumstances.
Derived terms
* observation carSee also
* (wikipedia "observation")feedback
English
(wikipedia feedback)Noun
(-)- After you hand in your essays, I will give both grades and feedback .
Usage notes
* Adjectives often used with "feedback": positive, negative, delayed, linear, nonlinear, etc.Synonyms
* (noise) Larsen effect * (noise) howlback * (noise) howlroundDerived terms
* biofeedback * feedbacker * feedback loop * feedback control * howlback * negative feedback * positive feedbackCoordinate terms
* feedforward * bufferingDescendants
* Spanish: (calque)Verb
(en verb)- The show ended with a riot of feedbacking guitars.
- His employees feedbacked him a lot more than he wanted.
- Customers feedbacked their complaints and some praise.