If the setup or hold requirement of a flip-flop is violated, the flip-flop may temporarily enter which condition?

  • AMetastability
  • BPermanent tri-state
  • CFrequency lock
  • DQuantization
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Correct Answer: A. Metastability
Explanation: A timing violation can leave a bistable element temporarily between valid logic states. This metastable condition eventually resolves, but its resolution time is not precisely predictable.
Reference: Standard digital electronics: metastability
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