Meanings
nounlogical complement (plural logical complements)
plural logical complements
- computingThe 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
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe number, obtained by complementing every bit of a given number, which produces all ones when exclusive ored with the given number.
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