# Rent's rule

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
1. A rule describing the relationship between the number of external signal connections to a logic block (i.e. the number of "pins") with the number of logic gates in the logic block.

## Etymology
Discovered in the 1960s by E. F. Rent, an IBM employee.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/rent-s-rule