Rent's rule

proper noun

A rule describing the relationship between the number of external signal connections to a logic block (i.e. the number of "pins") with the number of logic gates in the logic block.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. businessA rule describing the relationship between the number of external signal connections to a logic block (i.e. the number of "pins") with the number of logic gates in the logic block.

Origin

Discovered in the 1960s by E. F. Rent, an IBM employee.

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APA

Rent's rule. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rent's%20rule

MLA

“Rent's rule.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rent's%20rule. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Rent's rule,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rent's%20rule.

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