ripple-carry adder

ripple-carry adder

[′rip·əl ¦kar·ē ‚ad·ər]
(computer science)
A device for addition of two n-bit binary numbers, formed by connecting n full adders in cascade, with the carry output of each full adder feeding the carry input of the following full adder.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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