implicant

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Synonyms: amplicant, implicit, implicate, impeccant, implant, applicant, replicant, duplicant, complicant

Antonyms: amplicant, implicit, implicate, impeccant, implant, applicant, replicant, duplicant, complicant

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|propositional calculus}} The [[hypothesis]] of an [[implication]]
2. {{lb|en|electrical engineering}} On a [[Karnaugh map]]: a set of ones (whose quantity is a power of two) which are related by [[adjacency]] (i.e., the set is {{w|Connectivity (graph theory)|connected}}, if the Karnaugh map is considered to be a [[graph]] which "wraps around" its edges, like a [[torus]]; and all elements of the subgraph induced by the set have the same degree). Equivalently, in terms of [[Boolean algebra]], a product term which, when true, always implies that the given Boolean function is true.

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