1. A multipath feedforward network for determining an optimum term from a plurality of input signals, comprising: a plurality of minimizing elements corresponding to said input signals, respectively, said minimizing elements each receiving said corresponding input signals and a feedback signal, each of said minimizing elements outputting a minimum output signal, said minimum output signal having lower order bits disabled when a corresponding significant bit of said input signal is different from a corresponding significant bit of said feedback signal indicating said feedback signal has a value less than a corresponding value of said input signal; and means for successively comparing corresponding significant bits of said minimum output signals of said respective minimizing elements and outputting said feedback signal in response thereto, said feedback signal representing, upon stabilization of said multipath feedforward network, said optimum term.