Implicant meaning
(propositional calculus) The hypothesis of an implication. ... Equivalently (in terms of Boolean algebra), a product term which, when true, always implies that the given Boolean function is true.
What is the meaning of implicant?
: something that implies (as a proposition)
What is the meaning of Prime implicant?
A prime implicant of a function is an implicant (in the above particular sense) that cannot be covered by a more general, (more reduced - meaning with fewer literals) implicant.
