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logical complement

noun

logical complement

noun
1

Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences The number, obtained by complementing every bit of a given number, which produces all ones when exclusive ored with the given number.

  • The logical complement of 0xAAAA is 0x5555 on a 16-bit machine, and 0xFFFF5555 on a 32-bit machine.
Synonyms
ones' complement
Related terms
complement, numeric complement

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