NOT — the bubble is the inversion — logic gate symbols

coretriangle vs bubble, and why they separate

Answer

output column 10

Why this example is worth doing

The most important distinction on the page: the triangle means buffer and the small circle means inversion, and they are two separate pieces of notation that happen to appear together. A triangle without a bubble is a buffer, which does nothing logically. The bubble is what inverts, and it can be placed on an input as easily as an output. Once that separation is clear, every NAND, NOR and inverted-input symbol on the rest of the page reads without further explanation.

Try your own input in the Logic gate symbols. Every gate in both symbol standards, side by side, on a printable one-page chart.

How the answer is reached

Truth table

Truth table — columns #, A, A′
#AA′
001
110

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Note:

Notation this page assumes

  • Symbols: · is AND, + is OR, ⊕ is XOR, a prime or an overline is NOT. The field also takes ∧ ∨ ¬ ~ ! & | and the words.
  • Operator precedence, tightest first: NOT, then AND (including juxtaposition), then XOR/XNOR, then NAND/NOR, then OR, then IMPLIES, then IFF.
  • Gate symbols follow whichever standard the header toggle is set to: ANSI/IEEE Std 91-1984 distinctive shapes, or IEC 60617-12 rectangles.

Sources

  • ANSI/IEEE Std 91-1984, Graphic Symbols for Logic Functions
  • IEC 60617-12, Graphical Symbols for Diagrams — Binary Logic Elements