Physics A-Level
EOR
What EOR means in Physics A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of EOR
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Reference: AQA
Exclusive-OR gives 1 when inputs differ, and differs from OR only for the 1,1 input.
Topics that use EOR
- Combinational logic (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Gates as functional building blocks
- AND
- Boolean algebra
- Combinational circuit construction
- NOT
- Product term
- Scope of the specification
- Standard truth tables of logic gates
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