MAX (Ternary Gate)

Maximum

Uses

This is a ternary OR gate. It returns the biggest input.

Do not know if this gate is actually useful for anything yet.

Truth Tables

MAX

MAX		B
		-	0	+
A	-	-	0	+
	0	0	0	+
	+	+	+	+

MAX
A	B	Y
-	-	-
-	0	0
-	+	+
0	-	0
0	0	0
0	+	+
+	-	+
+	0	+
+	+	+

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NMAX

NMAX		B
		-	0	+
A	-	+	0	-
	0	0	0	-
	+	-	-	-

NMAX
A	B	Y
-	-	+
-	0	0
-	+	-
0	-	0
0	0	0
0	+	-
+	-	-
+	0	-
+	+	-

References

• The Ternary Manifesto by Douglas W. Jones