Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

maxterm

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: max-term
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A sum that is a logical OR of a set of variables where each individual variable only appears once in the sum, either in complemented or uncomplemented form, so that the value of the sum becomes 0.

Example Sentences

"All the maxterms in a product of maxterms should have the same variables, although each maxterm should differ from every other one by the pattern of complementation of those variables."

Inflected Forms

maxterms (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

minterm

Questions

What does maxterm mean?: A sum that is a logical OR of a set of variables where each individual variable only appears once in the sum, either in complemented or uncomplemented form, so that the value of the sum becomes 0.

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