prime implicant en · NOUN
Etymology
An implicant (Boolean product term) which is called "prime" because none of its proper factors is itself an implicant.
Meanings
- A group of related 1's (implicant) on a Karnaugh map which is not subsumed by any other implicant in the same map. Equivalently (in terms of Boolean algebra), a product term which is a "minimal" implicant in the sense that removing any of its literals will yield a product term which is not an implicant (but beware: on a Karnaugh map it would appear "maximal").
- A group of related 0's (implicant) on a Karnaugh map which is not subsumed by any other implicant (of 0's) in the same map.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| prime implicants | Number=Plur | lexicographic |