Boolean Standard Form

Abstract

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• When it is expressed in Sum-of-Products (SOP) or Product-of-Sums (POS)

Terminologies

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Boolean Variable

• A variables that hold either true or false

Boolean Literal

• A Boolean Variable on its own or its complemented form

Sum Term

• A single Boolean Literal or a OR of multiple Boolean Literals

Product Term

• A single Boolean Literal or a AND of several Boolean Literals

Product-of-Sums (POS)

• A single Sum Term or AND of multiple Sum Term

Sum-of-Products (SOP)

• A Product Term or a OR of multiple Product Term