different between xor vs xorn

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ks ???(?)/, /?z??(?)/

Noun

xor (plural xors)

1. The logic function exclusive OR (as opposed to inclusive OR), whose output is true only when exactly one of its inputs is true.

Translations

Conjunction

xor

1. (rare) or (but not both)
   • 2002, "Rob Janssen", The rock argument (on Internet newsgroup alt.atheism)

     The argument leads to the conclusion that an omnipotent being could rationally be able to do one xor the other and still be omnipotent.

Synonyms

• either … or

See also

• and
• or
• nand
• nor
• not

Anagrams

• rox

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• XOR

Noun

xor m (plural xors)

1. (logic) xor; exclusive or (logical operation that outputs true only when both inputs differ)

   Synonym: ou exclusivo

English

Etymology

First appeared in the original Dungeons & Dragons Monster Manual (1977).

Noun

xorn (plural xorns or xorn)

1. (fantasy) A fictional monster that devours earthen and silicate materials and can move freely through earth.
   • 2002, "David Damerell", Where are they come from?^[sic] ;) (on newsgroup rec.games.roguelike.development)

     Various monsters can tunnel through rock - either humanoid monsters with picks or rock eaters like rock moles and umber hulks; and some monsters like xorns and ghosts can pass through it without digging.

   • 2007, "bear", Makes Lovely Julienne Ogres.... (on newsgroup rec.games.roguelike.angband)

     Teleporting from an open room where there were a dozen black orcs firing bows at me and more pouring in through both doors a few nights ago didn't work the first two times, then when it did work it landed me, low on mana and hitpoints, in a room full of gnome mages who instantly summoned four umber hulks and a xorn!

   • 2010, Roger Bourke White, Rostov Rising: The Tales of Baron Rostov (page 229)

     That afternoon, I summoned a Xorn—an earth elemental noted for its speed—and asked it to scout the caves of the Dragon's lair for me.

Anagrams

• XNOR