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There are occasions when it does not matter if the function produces 0 or 1 for a given minterm. Minterms that may produce either 0 or 1 for the function are said to be

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Careless conditions
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Don't care condition
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Minterm condition
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Maxterm condition
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The correct option is C Don't care condition

There are occasions when it does not matter if the function produces 0 or 1 for a given minterm. Minterms that may produce either 0 or 1 for the function are said to be don't care condition.

Don't care condition:-

In digital logic, a don't-care term for a function is an input-sequence for which the function output does not matter. An input that is known never to occur is a cannot happen term.

Miniterm:-

A minterm is a Boolean expression resulting in 1 for the output of a single cell, and 0s for all other cells in a Karnaugh map, or truth table. If a minterm has a single 1 and the remaining cells as 0s, it would appear to cover a minimum area of 1s.

Don't cares in a Karnaugh map, or truth table, may be either 1s or 0s, as long as we don't care what the output is for an input condition.

K-map:-

A Karnaugh map (K-map) is a pictorial method used to minimize Boolean expressions without having to use Boolean algebra theorems and equation manipulations. A K-map can be thought of as a special version of a truth table. Using a K-map, expressions with two to four variables are easily minimized.



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