Notes 3.5

Question 1

minterm

Answer 1

a term with all variables appearing complimented or uncomplimented

Question 2

sum of products

Answer 2

the ‘or ‘ orf product terms (terms made up of the ‘and’ of variables and complimented variables)

Question 3

implicant

Answer 3

a product term P is an implicant of a boolean function F if P implies F

A -> A+B making A an implicant of A + B

in a k map an implicant corresponds to a power of two circle of all 1’s

Question 4

prime implicant

Answer 4

cant be covered by a more general (more reduced or having fewer variables ) implicant

P is not a prime implicant if there exists a variable whose removal of P results as an implicant

Question 5

essential prime implicant

Answer 5

a prime implicant that covers an output of the function that no other prime implicant covers

if a minterm is included in only one prime implicant then the prime implicant is essential

Question 6

remember that a kmap is a donut which means that

Answer 6

all corners touch
all sides touch