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Karnaugh map

A Karnaugh map (KM or K-map) is a diagram that can be used to simplify a Boolean algebra expression. Maurice Karnaugh introduced the technique in 1953 as a refinement of Edward W. Veitch's 1952 Veitch chart, which itself was a rediscovery of Allan Marquand's 1881 logical diagram or Marquand diagram. They are also known as Marquand–Veitch diagrams…

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Karnaugh map

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Triples187
Avg. degree1.95
Density0.051282
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related to Construction · 6
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related to Example · 4
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