Definition of Prime implicant

1. Noun. (electrical engineering) 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"). ¹

2. Noun. (electrical engineering) 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. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Prime Implicant

primaveras
prime
prime(a)
prime-minister
prime-number
prime-time
prime constellation
prime contract
prime decomposition
prime directive
prime directives
prime factor
prime factorization
prime factors
prime formula
prime implicant (current term)
prime implicants
prime interest rate
prime meridian
prime minister
prime ministerial
prime ministers
prime ministership
prime mover
prime movers
prime number
prime numbers
prime of life
prime quantity
prime time

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