"Rent's rule" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: Discovered in the 1960s by E. F. Rent, an IBM employee. Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Rent's rule
  1. (electronics) 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. Wikipedia link: Rent's rule Categories (topical): Electronics
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