nor

Meanings

• Term

  A term used in logic to represent the negation of a proposition.

  - "In logic, 'nor' represents the negation of both propositions."
  - "The logical operation 'nor' returns false if either or both of its operands are true."

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Pronunciation

1. /nɔːɹ/
   
   
   
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2. /nɔːɹ/
   
   
   
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Antonyms

OR

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Variants

List of all variants of nor that leads to same result
nor , nor- , NOR , NORs , for love nor money , Fish , Fishes , a fish out of water , bigger fish to fry , fish , fish out of water , fish to fry , fishes , fishes out of water , fishes to fry , fishless , fishlike , neither fish nor fowl , other fish to fry , here , here goes , neither here nor there , hide , hide nor hair , hide or hair , hides

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Etymology

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Derived from the Old English word 'neor', meaning 'denial' or 'refusal'.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'nor' is also used in electrical engineering to represent a logical gate that performs the 'nor' operation.

2. The 'nor' operation is one of the five basic logical operations, along with 'and', 'or', 'xor', and 'not'.

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Related Concepts

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1. Logical negation: The process of changing a proposition from true to false or false to true.

2. Logical operator: A symbol or term used to combine logical propositions.

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Culture

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In literature, 'nor' is sometimes used metaphorically to represent a denial or refusal of something.

How to Memorize "nor"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a 'nor' gate in logic, which outputs false when either or both of its inputs are true.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'nor' with the concept of denial or refusal.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Remember that 'nor' stands for 'not or'.

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