Sufficiently connected

Sufficiently connected

In propositional logic, a set of Boolean operators is called sufficient if it permits the realisation of any possible truth table.

Example truth table (Xor):

Using a complete Boolean algebra which does not include XOR (such as the well-known AND OR NOT set), this function can be realised as follows:

(a or b) and not (a and b).

However, other complete Boolean algebras are possible, such as NAND or NOR (either gate can form a complete Boolean algebra by itself – the proof is detailed on their pages).

Note that just because a set of gates forms a complete Boolean algebra does not mean that the resulting expressions will be simple. To gain an XOR function using only NAND gates, for example, is a fairly complex expression – the important thing is that it exists.

See also

* Sheffer stroke

References

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