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logical complement

logical complement noun: the number, obtained by complementing every bit of a given number, which produces all ones when exclusive ored with the given number.

Noun

logical complement (plural logical complements)

  1. The number, obtained by complementing every bit of a given number, which produces all ones when exclusive ored with the given number.
    • The logical complement of 0xAAAA is 0x5555 on a 16-bit machine, and 0xFFFF5555 on a 32-bit machine.

Synonyms of logical complement

Forms of logical complement

plurallogical complements

Questions about logical complement

What does logical complement mean?
Logical complement means the number, obtained by complementing every bit of a given number, which produces all ones when exclusive ored with the given number.
What part of speech is logical complement?
Logical complement is a noun.
What is the plural of logical complement?
The plural of logical complement is logical complements.

Words near logical complement in the dictionary

  1. logical block addressing
  2. logical calculi
  3. logical calculus
  4. logical clock
  5. logical clocks
  6. logical complement
  7. logical complements
  8. logical connective
  9. logical connectives
  10. logical constant
  11. logical constants

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