Minterm

Quick meaning: Minterm is a noun meaning In Boolean algebra, a product term, with a value of 1, in which each variable appears once (in either its complemented or uncomplemented form, so that the value of the product term becomes 1).

Meaning

In Boolean algebra, a product term, with a value of 1, in which each variable appears once (in either its complemented or uncomplemented form, so that the value of the product term becomes 1).

Example Sentences

If a product term includes all of the variables exactly once, either complemented or not complemented, this product term is called a minterm.

A Boolean function can be expressed, canonically, as a sum of minterms, where each minterm corresponds to a row (of the function's truth table) whose output value is 1.

Word Forms

• minterms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include maxterm, monome, monomial, binomial, bicommutant, multiplee.

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