closed loop

English

Noun

closed loop (plural closed loops)Category:English lemmas#CLOSEDLOOPCategory:English nouns#CLOSEDLOOPCategory:English countable nouns#CLOSEDLOOPCategory:English multiword terms#CLOSEDLOOPCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#CLOSEDLOOPCategory:Pages with entries#CLOSED%20LOOPCategory:Pages with 1 entry#CLOSED%20LOOP

  1. (topologyCategory:en:Topology#CLOSEDLOOP) A path whose initial point is equal to its terminal point.
  2. (mathematicsCategory:en:Mathematics#CLOSEDLOOP) Alternative form of closed curve.
  3. A feedback loop, especially when found in:
    1. (cyberneticsCategory:en:Cybernetics#CLOSEDLOOP) A closed-loop transfer function.
    2. (systems theoryCategory:en:Systems theory#CLOSEDLOOP) An electronic feedback loop.
    3. (systems theoryCategory:en:Systems theory#CLOSEDLOOP) A PID controller.
  4. (ecologyCategory:en:Ecology#CLOSEDLOOP) A closed ecological system.
  5. (communicationCategory:en:Communication#CLOSEDLOOP) Closed-loop communication.
  6. The process of pulling water from one area of a reef aquarium and pumping it immediately elsewhere in the tank to create higher flow and minimize dead spots.
  7. (economicsCategory:en:Economics#CLOSEDLOOP) An economy in which materials are consistently reused rather than discharged as waste.
  8. (time travel) Clipping of closed time loopCategory:English clippings#CLOSEDLOOP.
  9. Alternative form of knot loop.
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