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Feedback loop: a structure formed when directed…
Feedback loop: a structure formed when directed relationships create cycles where A affects B and B affects A, producing emergent properties that cannot be understood by examining any single arrow in isolation, with the cycle itself having properties distinct from individual directed arrows
Why This Is a Definition
This definition establishes 'feedback loop' by naming it, identifying its genus (structure formed by directed relationships), and specifying its differentia (cyclical nature, emergent properties, distinct from individual arrows). It explains the key functional characteristic that makes feedback loops significant in systems analysis.