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minus-squareblindsight@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up4·19 hours agoXNOR is so ambiguously named. Every time, I’m like: The inverse of XOR? Or the inverse of NOR? Oh, right, NOR is already the inverse of OR, so X-NOR is just OR, so XNOR must be the inverse of XOR.
minus-squareMarauderIIC@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up1·9 hours agoIt’s NOR, but the blank spots (because "N"OR) are exclusive - the blank spots can’t overlap.
XNOR is so ambiguously named.
Every time, I’m like: The inverse of XOR? Or the inverse of NOR? Oh, right, NOR is already the inverse of OR, so X-NOR is just OR, so XNOR must be the inverse of XOR.
It’s NOR, but the blank spots (because "N"OR) are exclusive - the blank spots can’t overlap.