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logical_complement
logical complement
English
Noun
logical complement (plural logical complements)
- (computing) The number, obtained by complementing every bit of a given number, which produces all ones when exclusive ored with the given number.
- The logical complement of 0xAAAA is 0x5555 on a 16-bit machine, and 0xFFFF5555 on a 32-bit machine.