"minterm" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: minterms [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} minterm (plural minterms)
  1. 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). Categories (topical): Logic Holonyms: canonical disjunctive normal form Related terms: maxterm
    Sense id: en-minterm-en-noun-LxwSsLOH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

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