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nor

(definition)

Definition: Negated disjunction: 0 NOR 0 = 1, 0 NOR 1 = 0, 1 NOR 0 = 0, 1 NOR 1 = 0.

Note: NOR is equivalent to OR followed by NOT. It is of interest because all possible boolean functions can be built with combinations of NORs.

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