closed loops
Paths without endpoints
Closed loops are systems where the output feeds back into the input, creating a self-regulating cycle.
In engineering, a closed-loop system adjusts itself based on feedback—a thermostat that turns heating on and off is a classic example.
In manufacturing, closed-loop recycling returns waste materials directly into the production process.
The term often appears in sustainability discussions: We need to move toward closed loops where nothing is discarded.
- iterativeInvolving repeated cycles
- rinse and repeatDo the same again
- circularForming a closed curve
- full circleReturn to origin
- what goes aroundActions returning to sender
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- Circuit Analysisvoltage, current, resistance, Ohm's law, series circuit
- CyberneticsNorbert Wiener, control systems, self-regulation, homeostasis, servomechanisms
- permaculturefood forest, companion planting, polyculture, zones, swales
- time travel literaturetime machines, time slip, time police