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Karnaugh Map Minterm Simplification Calculator
Estimate the achievable grouping, literal savings and resulting gate count when simplifying a Boolean function with a K-map.
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Estimated simplified literals per term
2
Suggested number of groups
2
Literals saved (approx.)
4
Estimated gate count
3
Actual grouping depends on adjacency of specific minterms on the map; this gives an order-of-magnitude simplification estimate.
Formula and working
Max group size = largest power of 2 ≤ minterms; Literals saved ≈ log2(group size) per group
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Collect the inputs
Number of variables = 4; Number of minterms (1s in the map) = 6
- 2
Apply the formula
Max group size = largest power of 2 ≤ minterms; Literals saved ≈ log2(group size) per group
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Result
Estimated simplified literals per term = 2
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