Implicant vs Implement - What's the difference?
implicant | implement |
(propositional calculus ) The hypothesis of an implication
(electrical engineering) On a Karnaugh map: a set of 1's (whose quantity is a power of two) which are related by adjacency (i.e., the set is , 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.
A tool or instrument for working with.
* 1900 , Sigmund Freud, The Interpretation of Dreams'', ''Avon Books , (translated by James Strachey) pg. 234:
to bring about; to put into practice
to carry out; to do
As nouns the difference between implicant and implement
is that implicant is (propositional calculus ) the hypothesis of an implication while implement is a tool or instrument for working with.As a verb implement is
to bring about; to put into practice.implicant
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(en noun)Derived terms
* (electrical engineering) prime implicantSee also
* implicand ----implement
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(wikipedia implement)Etymology 1
From .Noun
(en noun)- They carried an assortment of gardening implements in the truck.
- A man dreamt as follows: He saw two boys struggling—barrel-maker’s boys, to judge by the implements lying around.
Synonyms
* See alsoEtymology 2
From Scottish English or (etyl)Verb
(en verb)- It’s a good thought, but it will be a difficult thing to implement .