assign(max_seconds, 30). assign(new_constants, 1). assign(eq_defs, fold). formulas(sos). % Veroff's 2-basis for BA in terms of the Sheffer stroke. f(x,y) = f(y,x). f(f(x,y),f(x,f(y,z))) = x. % f(f(x, f(f(y, x), x)), f(y, f(z, x))) = y. % Sh_1 % Define a new operation (which turns out to be complement). % The "assign(eq_defs, fold)" above causes this definition to be % oriented as a rewrite rule so that the operation is introduced % whenever possible. x' = f(x,x). end_of_list. formulas(goals). % Sheffer basis for Boolean Algebra f(f(x, x), f(x, x)) = x & f(x, f(y, f(y, y))) = f(x, x) & f(f(f(y, y), x), f(f(z, z), x)) = f(f(x, f(y, z)), f(x, f(y, z))) # answer("Sheffer"). end_of_list.