feedforward
- noun
- /ˈfiːdˌfɔːrwərd/
- Specialized
- In humans, the effect of certain hallucinogens appears to be associated with a disruption in cortical feedforward and feedback processing.
Examples
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The title is beyond me this morning, though, "feedforward."
Blog text (27) -
Feedforward may be explained as a phenomenon symmetrical to feedback.
Academic text (1991) -
Originally, feedforward meant that information about the anticipated results of a process was used to modify the process itself.
Academic text (1991) -
While feedback refers to the mechanism of the effect as a cause, feedforward denotes the mechanism of prediction (of effect) as a cause.
Academic text (1991) -
Such self-stabilizing feedforward loops are typical in synaptic plasticity.
Academic text (2017) -
The problem with that particular point of view is that if you begin as a material, for example, with something that is wholly objective, which has no trace of subjectivity to begin with, how then can you get something—subjectivity—that did not exist in the original stuff, no matter how complex it was, no matter how many feedbacks and feedforwards occurred?
Academic text (2001) -
The process of feedforward allows managers to anticipate challenges by adjusting strategies based on predicted outcomes.
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In engineering, feedforward mechanisms are used to enhance performance by predicting future scenarios instead of merely reacting to past events.
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Effective feedforward involves using insights about likely results to inform decision-making ahead of time.
Synonyms
Thinking about future needs to plan and avoid problems
To imagine and plan for the future
How Anticipatory
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Feedforward comes from the parts feed ('to give or supply') and forward ('ahead'). As a noun, it names a process that uses information about expected events to guide what you do in advance.