Definition of a combinatorial circuit

On [#harris-harris-digital-design], page 57

A circuit is combinatorial if it has interconnected circuits that fit into the following three rules:

  • All elements are combinatorial
  • Every node is either an input or connects to exactly one output terminal
  • The circuit contains no cyclic paths

[#harris-harris-digital-design]: Harris, David Money, and Sarah L. Harris. Digital Design and Computer Architecture. Second edition. Amsterdam: Elsevier, 2013.