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maxterm

maxterm noun: a sum that is a logical OR of a set of variables where each individual variable only appears once in the sum, either in complemented or uncomplemented form, so that the value of the sum becomes 0.

Noun

maxterm (plural maxterms)

  1. A sum that is a logical OR of a set of variables where each individual variable only appears once in the sum, either in complemented or uncomplemented form, so that the value of the sum becomes 0.
    • All the maxterms in a product of maxterms should have the same variables, although each maxterm should differ from every other one by the pattern of complementation of those variables.

Forms of maxterm

pluralmaxterms

Questions about maxterm

What does maxterm mean?
Maxterm means a sum that is a logical OR of a set of variables where each individual variable only appears once in the sum, either in complemented or uncomplemented form, so that the value of the sum becomes 0.
What part of speech is maxterm?
Maxterm is a noun.
What is the plural of maxterm?
The plural of maxterm is maxterms.

Words near maxterm in the dictionary

  1. maxs.
  2. Maxson
  3. Maxsons
  4. Maxstoke
  5. Maxted
  6. maxterm
  7. maxterms
  8. Maxville
  9. maxwell
  10. Maxwell bridge
  11. Maxwell bridges

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