Feedforward
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Feedforward is a noun meaning An anticipatory response to expected changes in the environment of a system.
Meaning
An anticipatory response to expected changes in the environment of a system.
More Meanings
- (nonstandard) To respond in advance
Example Sentences
The continuum is dynamic through the action of modulating feedbacks and feedforwards.
Contingency is handled by, for example, managers and nurses, through feedforwarding, that is, by acting anticipatively, and thereby raising the prospect of modifying not just the practical means toward an end, but of modifying the end itself.
Word Forms
- feedforwards
- feed-forward
- feed forward
- feedforwarding
- feedforwarded
Synonyms for feedforward
Depending on context, synonyms include anticipate, proact.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include feed-forward, forethought, forelearning, anticipativeness, anticipationism, predictor.
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