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In [[mathematics]], a '''finitary boolean function''' is a [[function (mathematics)|function]] of the form ''f''&nbsp;:&nbsp;'''B'''<sup>''k''</sup>&nbsp;&rarr;&nbsp;'''B''', where '''B'''&nbsp;=&nbsp;{0,&nbsp;1} is a ''[[boolean domain]]'' and where ''k'' is a nonnegative integer.  In the case where ''k''&nbsp;=&nbsp;0, the "function" is simply a constant element of '''B'''.
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More generally, a function of the form ''f''&nbsp;:&nbsp;''X''&nbsp;&rarr;&nbsp;'''B''', where ''X'' is an arbitrary set, is a ''[[boolean-valued function]]''.  If ''X'' = '''M''' = {1,&nbsp;2,&nbsp;3,&nbsp;&hellip;}, then ''f'' is a ''binary sequence'', that is, an infinite [[sequence]] of 0's and 1's.  If ''X'' = [''k''] = {1,&nbsp;2,&nbsp;3,&nbsp;&hellip;,&nbsp;''k''}, then ''f'' is ''binary sequence'' of length ''k''.
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A '''finitary boolean function''' is a [[function (mathematics)|function]] of the form <math>f : \mathbb{B}^k \to \mathbb{B},</math> where <math>\mathbb{B} = \{ 0, 1 \}</math> is a [[boolean domain]] and where <math>k\!</math> is a nonnegative integer.  In the case where <math>k = 0,\!</math> the function is simply a constant element of <math>\mathbb{B}.</math>
  
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There are <math>2^{2^k}</math> such functions.  These play a basic role in questions of [[complexity theory]] as well as the design of circuits and chips for [[digital computer]]s. The properties of boolean functions play a critical role in [[cryptography]], particularly in the design of [[symmetric key algorithm]]s (see [[S-box]]).
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There are <math>2^{2^k}</math> such functions.  These play a basic role in questions of [[complexity theory]] as well as the design of circuits and chips for digital computers.
  
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A '''boolean mask operation''' on boolean-valued functions combines values point-wise, for example, by [[exclusive disjunction|XOR]], or other [[boolean operator]]s.
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A boolean function can be written uniquely as a sum ([[exclusive disjunction|XOR]]) of products ([[logical conjunction|AND]]). This is known as the [[Algebraic Normal Form]] (ANF).
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The values of the sequence <math>a_0, a_1, \ldots, a_{1, 2, \ldots, n}</math> can therefore also uniquely represent a boolean function. The algebraic degree of a boolean function is defined as the highest number of <math>x_i</math> that appear in a product term. Thus <math>f(x_1, x_2, x_3) = x_1 + x_3</math> has degree 1 (linear), whereas <math>f(x_1, x_2, x_3) = x_1 + x_1 x_2 x_3</math> has degree 3 (cubic).
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* [http://intersci.ss.uci.edu/wiki/index.php/Boolean_function Boolean Function @ InterSciWiki]
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* [http://ref.subwiki.org/wiki/Boolean_function Boolean Function @ Subject Wikis]
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* [[Algebra of sets]]
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* [[Exclusive disjunction]]
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* [[Boolean algebra]]
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* [[List of Boolean algebra topics|Boolean algebra topics]]
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* [http://www.isi.qut.edu.au/people/fuller/ Boolean Planet] — boolean functions in cryptography.
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Latest revision as of 20:24, 5 November 2015

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A finitary boolean function is a function of the form \(f : \mathbb{B}^k \to \mathbb{B},\) where \(\mathbb{B} = \{ 0, 1 \}\) is a boolean domain and where \(k\!\) is a nonnegative integer. In the case where \(k = 0,\!\) the function is simply a constant element of \(\mathbb{B}.\)

There are \(2^{2^k}\) such functions. These play a basic role in questions of complexity theory as well as the design of circuits and chips for digital computers.

Syllabus

Focal nodes

Peer nodes

Logical operators

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Related topics

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Relational concepts

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