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NIMPLY gate

The NIMPLY gate is a digital logic gate that implements a material nonimplication.

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NIMPLY gate truth table
Input Output
A B A ↛ B
0 0 0
0 1 0
1 0 1
1 1 0

The NIMPLY gate is a digital logic gate that implements a material nonimplication.

Symbols

A right-facing arrow with a line through it ( {\displaystyle \nrightarrow } ) can be used to denote NIMPLY in algebraic expressions. Logically, it is equivalent to material nonimplication, and the logical expression A ∧ ¬B.

Traditional NIMPLY Symbol

Usage

The NIMPLY gate is often used in synthetic biology and genetic circuits.1

See also

See also

References

References

  1. Fussenegger, Martin; Bojar, Daniel; Kim, Hyojin (9 April 2019). "A CRISPR/Cas9-based central processing unit to program complex logic computation in human cells". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 116 (15): 7214–7219. Bibcode:2019PNAS..116.7214K. doi:10.1073/pnas.1821740116. PMC 6462112. PMID 30923122.