logical operation

American  

noun

1. Boolean operation.

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logical operation British  

noun

1. computing an operation involving the use of logical functions, such as and or or, that are applied to the input signals of a particular logic circuit

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logical operation Scientific  

/ lŏj′ĭ-kəl /

1. A function on binary variables whose output is also a binary variable. Logical operations are the function of logic gates in digital circuits. Logical operations include AND, OR, NOT, and combinations of those operations.

2. See more at Boolean algebra

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logical operation

The process becomes more complex when researchers want to apply a logical operation such as a controlled-NOT gate between two logical qubits.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 6, 2026

For instance, a bit zero might be split into three bits that still equal zero after a logical operation.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 23, 2024

The researchers considered how to use the idea to implement a logical operation called a bit swap, in which two bits simultaneously flip their value: 1 becomes 0, and vice versa.

From Scientific American ● Mar. 29, 2022

In the test, the two computers both had two-qubit “gate fidelities,” or probabilities of successfully completing a single two-qubit logical operation, of about 97%—considerably below what will ultimately be needed for any real world operation.

From Science Magazine ● Feb. 21, 2017

To regard perception, memory, and imagination as implicit forms or as sub-species of logical operation is much like conceiving the movements of our fingers and arms as implicit or imperfect species of painting, or swimming.

From Creative Intelligence Essays in the Pragmatic Attitude by Boyd H. Bode