Glossary P
Deutsch: Positives Feedback / Español: Retroalimentación positiva / Português: Retroação positiva / Français: Rétroaction positive / Italiano: Retroazione positiva
Positive feedback in the environmental context refers to processes within environmental systems that amplify or increase the effect of a change, leading to further Deviation from the system's initial state. Unlike negative feedback, which stabilizes and dampens changes, positive feedback tends to accelerate changes, potentially leading to dramatic shifts in environmental conditions.
Deutsch: Potenzial / Español: Potencial / Português: Potencial / Français: Potentiel / Italiano: Potenziale /
Español: Potencial - Potencial / Français: Potentiel d'n champ vectoriel
In physics, a potential may refer to the scalar potential or to the vector potential. In either case, it is a field defined in space, from which many important physical properties may be derived.
Deutsch: potenzielle Energie / Español: energía potencial / Português: energia potencial / Français: énergie potentielle / Italiano: energia potenziale
Potential energy in the environmental context refers to the energy stored within a system or object due to its position, condition, or configuration. This type of energy has significant implications in natural processes and environmental systems, influencing everything from the movement of water in the hydrologic cycle to the growth of plants.