EE2202 Introduction to Electronic Engineering

Chapter 7: Boolean Algebra and Reduction Techniques

7.4 Different forms of Boolean expressions and their simplification

Sum-of-Product form (SOP)

 All Product terms are products of single variables only.

 The expression is a SUM of such terms.

Product-of-Sum form (POS)

 All sums are the sums of single variables

 The expression consists of products of such terms.

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Minterms and Maxterms

A minterm of n variables is a product of n literals in which each variable appears exactly once in
either true or complemented from but not both. A maxterm of n variables is a sum of n literals in
which each variable appears exactly once in either true or complemented from but not both.

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