anticoincidence

/ (ˌæntɪkəʊˈɪnsɪdəns) /

noun

(modifier) of or relating to an electronic circuit that produces an output pulse if one but not both of its input terminals receives a pulse within a specified interval of timeCompare coincidence (def. 3)

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anticlotting, anticly, anticoagulant, anticoagulants, anticodon, anticoincidence, anticolonial, anticolonialism, anticommutative, anticomplement, anticonvulsant
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