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canonical disjunctive normal form

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Disjunctive normal form with the additional property that all of the terms of the sum contain the same literals, so that the terms differ from each other only in their patterns of complementation (of their literals).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: human-sciences, logic, mathematics, philosophy, sciences

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  • Finnish: kanoninen disjunktiivinen normaalimuoto — disjunctive normal form with the additional property that all of the terms of the sum contain the same literals, so that the terms differ from each other only in their patterns of complementation (of their literals)
  • German: kanonische disjunktive Normalform — disjunctive normal form with the additional property that all of the terms of the sum contain the same literals, so that the terms differ from each other only in their patterns of complementation (of their literals)
  • Polish: but see kanoniczna alternatywna postać normalna — disjunctive normal form with the additional property that all of the terms of the sum contain the same literals, so that the terms differ from each other only in their patterns of complementation (of their literals)