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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

feedforward en · NOUN

Etymology

From feed + forward. Formed by analogy with feedback.

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) An anticipatory response to expected changes in the environment of a system
    • The continuum is dynamic through the action of modulating feedbacks and feedforwards. 1991, Christopher Hodgkinson, Educational Leadership: The Moral Art, →ISBN, page 96:

Forms

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feed forward alternative lexicographic
feedforwards Number=Plur lexicographic
feed-forward alternative lexicographic

feedforward en · VERB

Etymology

From feed + forward. Formed by analogy with feedback.

Meanings

  1. (nonstandard) To respond in advance
    • 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. 2002, David Beckett, Paul J. Hager, Life, Work and Learning, →ISBN, page 36:

Forms

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feedforwards Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
feed-forward alternative lexicographic
feedforwarded Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
feedforwarded Tense=Past lexicographic
feedforwarding Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
feed forward alternative lexicographic

Deriveds

feedforward neural network · feedforward control

Relateds

feedback

Synonyms

proact · anticipate