Question

F(X,Y,Z,M) = X`Y`Z`M`. The degree of the function is ________

(a) 2

(b) 5

(c) 4

(d) 1

I had been asked this question in a job interview.

Question is from Boolean Algebra topic in portion Boolean Algebra and Modeling Computations of Discrete Mathematics

Answer 1

Correct option is (c) 4

To explain I would say: This is a function of degree 4 from the set of ordered pairs of Boolean variables to the set {0,1}.