odd question

[wes weston]

Karl Pech wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I'm currently working on the following exercise:
> ---
> You have given the following function:
> def f2(i, j, k):
>   return ((i | j) & k) | (i & j)
> 
> Find a useful utilization for this function.
> ---
> 
> Actually I couldn't figure out so far, what exactly is
> a "useful utilization". Can anybody of you help me?
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> Regards
> Karl
> 
> [P.S. I have even written a small program, which should
> show me, what this formula does with numbers, but I couldn't
> find anything "interesting" or regular in the output-file.
> This is the source of the program:
> ---
> import string
> 
> def testit(i, j, k):
>   return ((i | j) & k) | (i & j)
> 
> q = []
> results = [[], [], [], [], [], [], [], [], [], []]
> 
> fout = open("out.txt", "w")
> 
> for x in range(10):
>   for y in range(10):
>     for z in range(10):
>       a = [x, y, z]
>       a.sort()
>       if a in q:
>         continue
>       else:
>         results[testit(x, y, z)].append([x, y, z])
>         q.append(a)
> 
> 
> for x in range(len(results)):
>   for y in range(len(results[x])):
>     fout.write(string.strip(str(results[x][y]), "[]")+" : "+str(x)+'\n')
> ---
> 
> I guess I just have to construct some kind of situation there this
> function could be useful but I don't have any ideas. :(
> 

((i | j) & k) | (i & j)

i j k  f
- - -  -
0 0 0
0 0 1
0 1 0
0 1 1  1  (i | j) & k
1 0 0
1 0 1  1
1 1 0  1  (i & j)
1 1 1  1  (i & j)

Karl,
   Hum; could it be true where 2 or more of i,j,k are
true?
wes