majority operation
- noun
- /məˈdʒɔrɪti ˌɒpəˈreɪʃən/
- Specialized
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operación mayoritaria
- In a majority operation, more than half the inputs must be 1.
Examples
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The algorithm uses a majority operation to decide the next state based on three input bits.
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Voting systems can be modeled by a majority operation where the final result reflects the majority of votes.
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In digital circuits, a majority operation helps to reduce the effect of faulty inputs.
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The majority operation is crucial in distributed systems.
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In digital circuits, a majority operation ensures the output is 1 when more than half of the inputs are 1.
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The algorithm implements a majority operation to yield a decision based on the majority of the three input bits.
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In a voting system, a majority operation determines the winner when more than half of the votes are in favor.
Surface Forms
Morphology
The concept 'an operation based on the majority' is directly and compositionally derived from 'majority' (most of a group) + 'operation' (a defined procedure), so a learner who knows both words can infer that this is a procedure that returns the majority result. Although the precise technical thresholding details (binary inputs, >50%) are domain-specific, the core meaning is transparent and follows standard noun+noun composition patterns found across languages.
Etymology
The term majority operation comes from voting: imagine three people choosing a movie, and if 'more than half' pick one option, that option wins. In computers the operation is the rule that gives '1' when a majority of inputs are '1' and gives '0' otherwise, so it literally means 'pick the majority'.
