equivalence gate

noun

a logic gate performing a Boolean logic equivalence operation; an XNOR gate.

Meanings

nounequivalence gate (plural equivalence gates)

plural equivalence gates

  1. businessa logic gate performing a Boolean logic equivalence operation; an XNOR gate.

    The output of the XNOR gate is high(1) when both the inputs are high (1) or low(0). In other words, the output of the XNOR gate is high(1) when both the inputs are the same. the XNOR gate can sometimes be called as Equivalence gate. In simple words, The XNOR gate is the complement of the XOR gate.

    2025 August 30, “Logic Gates - Definition, Types, Uses”, in GeeksforGeeks, archived from the original on 11 Sep 2025

Translations

German XNOR-Gatter
  • XNOR-Gattera physical Boolean device
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