notebook/notes/logic/truth-tables.md

title	TARGET DECK	FILE TAGS	tags
Truth Tables	Obsidian::STEM	logic	logic

Overview

Every proposition can be written in disjunctive normal form (DNF) and conjunctive normal form (CNF). This is evident with the use of truth tables. To write a proposition in DNF, write its corresponding truth table and \lor each row that evaluates to T. To write the same proposition in CNF, apply \lor to each row that evaluates to F and negate it.

\neg (a \Rightarrow b) \Leftrightarrow c

It's truth table looks like

\begin{array}{c|c|c|c|c|c}
\neg & (a & \Rightarrow & b) & \Leftrightarrow & c \\
\hline
F & T & T & T & F & T \\
F & T & T & T & T & F \\
T & T & F & F & T & T \\
T & T & F & F & F & F \\
F & F & T & T & F & T \\
F & F & T & T & T & F \\
F & F & T & F & F & T \\
F & F & T & F & T & F
\end{array}$$

and it's DNF looks like

(a \land b \land \neg c) \lor (a \land \neg b \land c) \lor (\neg a \land b \land \neg c) \lor (\neg a \land \neg b \land \neg c)

It's CNF results from applying De Morgan's Law to the truth table's "complement":

\neg( (a \land b \land c) \lor (a \land \neg b \land \neg c) \lor (\neg a \land b \land c) \lor (\neg a \land \neg b \land c) )

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Basic
What construct is used to prove every proposition can be written in DNF or CNF?
Back: Truth tables
Reference: Gries, David. *The Science of Programming*. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
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Basic
Where are $\land$ and $\lor$ found within a DNF proposition?
Back: $\lor$ separates disjuncts containing $\land$.
Reference: Gries, David. *The Science of Programming*. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
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Basic
What is DNF an acronym for?
Back: **D**isjunctive **N**ormal **F**orm.
Reference: Gries, David. *The Science of Programming*. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
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Basic
What is CNF an acronym for?
Back: **C**onjunctive **N**ormal **F**orm.
Reference: Gries, David. *The Science of Programming*. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
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Basic
Where are $\land$ and $\lor$ found within a CNF proposition?
Back: $\land$ separates conjuncts containing $\lor$.
Reference: Gries, David. *The Science of Programming*. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.
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## References

* Gries, David. *The Science of Programming*. Texts and Monographs in Computer Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1981.