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Rent's rule

Rent's rule proper noun: a rule describing the relationship between the number of external signal connections to a logic block (i.e. the number of "pins") with the number of logic gates in the logic block.

Proper noun

Rent's rule

  1. A rule describing the relationship between the number of external signal connections to a logic block (i.e. the number of "pins") with the number of logic gates in the logic block.

Origin of Rent's rule

Discovered in the 1960s by E. F. Rent, an IBM employee.

Questions about Rent's rule

What does Rent's rule mean?
Rent's rule means a rule describing the relationship between the number of external signal connections to a logic block (i.e. the number of "pins") with the number of logic gates in the logic block.
What part of speech is Rent's rule?
Rent's rule is a proper noun.

Words near Rent's rule in the dictionary

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  9. rent-a-cars
  10. rent-a-cop
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