LOOP GAIN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does loop gain mean? 

• LOOP GAIN (noun)
  The noun LOOP GAIN has 1 sense:

1. (telecommunication) the gain of a feedback amplifier or system as a function of how much output is fed back to the input

  Familiarity information: LOOP GAIN used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LOOP GAIN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

(telecommunication) the gain of a feedback amplifier or system as a function of how much output is fed back to the input

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Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Context example:

if the loop gain is too great the system may go into oscillation

Hypernyms ("loop gain" is a kind of...):

amplification; gain (the amount of increase in signal power or voltage or current expressed as the ratio of output to input)

Domain category:

telecom; telecommunication ((often plural) systems used in transmitting messages over a distance electronically)