normal form

noun

logic
: a canonical or standard fundamental form of a statement to which others can be reduced
especially : a compound statement in the propositional calculus consisting of nothing but a conjunction of disjunctions whose disjuncts are either elementary statements or negations thereof

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“Normal form.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/normal%20form. Accessed 29 Dec. 2024.

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