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DE Glossary A-C
PLTW Glossary A-C
Term | Definition |
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Adjacent Cell | Two cells in a K-map are adjacent if there is only one variable that is different between the coordiantes of the two cells. |
Amplitude | The instantaneous voltage of a waveform. Often used to mean maximum amplitude, or peak voltage, or a pulse. |
Analog | A way of representing some physical quantity, such as temperature or velocity, by a proportional continuous voltage or current. |
AND Gate | Digital circuit that implements the AND operation. The output of this circuit is HIGH only if all of its inputs are high |
Associative Property | A mathematical function is associative if its operands can be grouped in any order without affecting the result. |
Asynchronous Counter | Type of counter in which each flip-flop output serves as the clock input signal for the |
Asynchronous Inputs | Flip-flop inputs that can affect the operation of the flip-flop independent of the synchronous and clock inputs. |
Atom | The smallest particle of an element |
BASIC | Beginners' All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code |
BIN | Modifier in PBASIC thtat designates a variable as being a binary bit. |