This document discusses negative feedback in electronic circuits. It defines negative feedback as returning a fraction of the output of a circuit to its input to minimize error. With negative feedback, the feedback signal is out of phase with the input, reducing amplifier gain but improving output. Key benefits of negative feedback include higher input impedance, lower output impedance, stabilization of voltage gain, improved frequency response, more linear operation, and reduced noise and distortion. There are four main types of negative feedback connections: voltage series, voltage shunt, current series, and current shunt. These differ based on whether the feedback signal is the output voltage or current, and whether it is connected in series or parallel with the input.