Physics A-Level
Decoding gate
What Decoding gate means in Physics A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Decoding gate
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A logic gate that combines the appropriate Q outputs so its output goes high only at the unwanted state.
Topics that use Decoding gate
- Sequential logic (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Asynchronous output changes
- Boolean expression
- Clock
- Clock-edge triggering
- Johnson counter
- Reset input
- Sequential logic circuits
- Timing diagram
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