Do Karnaugh maps use a base ten numbering system?

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Do Karnaugh maps use a base ten numbering system??

score 9 · Accepted Answer · edited Dec 01 '10 at 21:05

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No, binary Gray code.

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Thank you. I can't up vote your answer unfortunately. No rep – Aleatory Dec 01 '10 at 19:24

score 5 · Answer 2 · answered Dec 02 '10 at 00:11

The essential thing about Karnaugh maps is that when you compare the binary numbers assigned to adjacent cells, they will differ in exactly one bit. This is what enables you graphically simplify an expression by collecting adjacent cells. You could write in the decimal equivalents of the binary patterns if you like, but doing so doesn't really provide any useful advantages.

score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Dec 01 '10 at 21:49

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Do Karnaugh maps use a base ten numbering system?

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