SOP, POS & Standard Logic Forms

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Define minterms and maxterms and state the polarity convention that distinguishes them
Write the canonical SOP of a Boolean function from its truth table using minterm notation
Write the canonical POS of the same function using the complementary set of maxterm indices
Explain why canonical SOP and canonical POS represent the identical function
Distinguish canonical forms from standard (minimized) forms and explain why standard forms are used in real circuits

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