# Cyclical Process Cyclical processes involve a series of events that repeat in a predictable pattern, often with a feedback mechanism that regulates the cycle. These are also prevalent in nature, such as the seasons, the water cycle, or predator-prey dynamics. For example, the predator-prey cycle sees predator populations increase as prey populations rise, leading to a decline in prey, which subsequently causes a decline in predators, allowing prey populations to recover and the cycle to restart. Cyclical Processes exhibit an inherent *directionality*, meaning they movement forward in time and lead to a change in outcome. In the example above, as the process progresses time moves on and the outcome (population of predator and population of prey) changes. --- Date: 20241110 Links to: [Positive Feedback Loop](Positive%20Feedback%20Loop.md) Tags: References: * []()