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pseudoprimary

pseudoprimary adjective: apparently, but not actually, primary.

Adjective

pseudoprimary (not comparable)

  1. Apparently, but not actually, primary.
    • Hitest keeps the complexity of its pattern generation under control by not allowing extensive time searches in attempts to drive fault data to and through sequential elements. Rather it treats the inputs to sequential elements as pseudoprimary outputs, and treats outputs of sequential elements as...1988, Robert J. Feugate, Steven M. McIntyre, Introduction to VLSI Testing, page 122

Origin of pseudoprimary

From pseudo- + primary.

Questions about pseudoprimary

What does pseudoprimary mean?
Pseudoprimary means apparently, but not actually, primary.
What part of speech is pseudoprimary?
Pseudoprimary is an adjective.

Words near pseudoprimary in the dictionary

  1. pseudopregnancies
  2. pseudopregnancy
  3. pseudopregnant
  4. pseudopressure
  5. pseudopressures
  6. pseudoprimary
  7. pseudoprime
  8. pseudoprimes
  9. pseudoprobabilities
  10. pseudoproblem
  11. pseudoproblems

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