NOR
nouncommon in dialogue
A binary operator composite of NOT OR; negation of OR function.
noun
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A binary operator composite of NOT OR; negation of OR function.
0 NOR 0 is 1; 1 NOR anything is 0.
The associativity of OR and AND is not at all obvious. It is tempting to assume that because OR and AND are commutative that they must be associative also. This is not the case, however, and some commutative Boolean operators are not associative. Examples include NAND and NOR.
The output state of the NOR gate will be high (1) when all the inputs are low (0). NOR gate returns the complement result of the OR gate.
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Variant of nucleolus organiser regionAcronym of nucleolus organiser region.
Etymology
From nor. Reinterpreted as NOT + OR or negation + OR (see also NAND, formed analogically).
Forms
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- NORs
NOR · A binary operator composite of NOT OR; negation of OR function.
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