Cybernetics & SystemsPraxologium · Juralogium · Modulogium
Feedback Loop (Cybernetic)
Etymology: Cybernetics (Wiener, 1948)
PRIMARY DEFINITION
A circular causal chain where the output of a system is routed back as input, either damping error (negative) or amplifying gain (positive).
Relational Analysis & Epistemic Context
Universal operational mechanism governing steam governors, constitutional checks and balances, analog filter self-oscillation, and autonomous agent tool loops.
CROSS-REFERENCED RELATIONAL CONCEPTS
Active Inference
A framework where autonomous agents act upon their environment to minimize the surprise and entropy of their sensory observations.
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Second-Order Cybernetics
The cybernetics of cybernetics: observing systems that explicitly model the observer as an active participant inside the system.
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