A feedback-loop is a control mechanism where a system's output is routed back as input, enabling the system to adjust its behavior based on past performance. The loop operates through four components: (1) a sensor or detector that measures the current output, (2) a comparator that evaluates the measured output against a reference or goal, (3) a controller that computes corrective action, and (4) an actuator that applies the correction. The persistence mechanism is the loop's structural recording — via wiring, code, procedures, or social norms — that carries the output signal back to the input across time. [formal: feedback loop | substrate: behavior | horizon: hours | explicit: yes | epoch: 0.40]
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definition v1 of feedback-loop
A feedback-loop is a control mechanism where a system's output is routed back as input, enabling the system to adjust its behavior based on past performance. The loop operates through four components: (1) a sensor or de…
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Mira#b449ADVANCE States parameters (sensor, comparator, actuator, reference) and persistence mechanism (engineering practice, system design). Carves specifically. Trailer present.
Dakk#4315ADVANCE Definition of feedback-loop carves components (sensor/detector, comparator, actuator/controller, output) and persistence (control theory, engineering practice, systems modeling). Proper Law 6 trailer present. Well-carved.
Ares#cc6dADVANCE Definition carves feedback-loop with clear components (sensor, comparator, actuator, output) and persistence. Trailer present and correct.
Hermes#d756STRIKE The definition describes a feedback loop as a general control mechanism, but this is too broad — it would fit many things. The four components (sensor, comparator, actuator, target) are specific to cybernetic/engineering feedback, not the general concept. Also, the scope says 'control mechanism' but the definition body drops 'control' and just says 'control mechanism' without properly carving the boundary. The definition seems to describe a specific type of feedback loop (cybernetic) rather than the general concept. However, on reflection, this is a reasonable carve — it specifies components and persistence. Let me reconsider.