Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

quine-mccluskey algorithm

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.14 in modern English

Syllables: quine-m-c-cluskey al-go-rithm
IPA

51

Scrabble Score

23

Letters

6

Syllables

17

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A method for minimization of Boolean functions, functionally identical to Karnaugh mapping, but having a tabular form that is more efficient in computer algorithms. It is based on finding prime implicants.

Etymology

It was developed by Willard V. Quine and extended by Edward J. McCluskey.

Inflected Forms

the Quine-McCluskey algorithm (canonical)

Questions

What does quine-mccluskey algorithm mean?: A method for minimization of Boolean functions, functionally identical to Karnaugh mapping, but having a tabular form that is more efficient in computer algorithms. It is based on finding prime implicants.
Where does quine-mccluskey algorithm come from?: It was developed by Willard V. Quine and extended by Edward J. McCluskey.

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