Match the term with the most appropriate description.?

A. ?causes a system to change further in the same direction
B. ?causes a system to change in the opposite direction of the initial change, enhancing stability
C. ?any process that increases or decreases a change to a system
D. ?any set of components that function and interact in some regular way
E. ?beyond this, the system can change so drastically that it suffers from severe degradation or collapse


A. ?positive feedback loop
B. ?negative feedback loop
C. ?feedback
D. ?system
E. ?tipping point

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