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<p>is a <a href="page.php?w=Tautology_%28logic%29">tautology</a>.</p>

<p>Conversely, a DNF formula is satisfiable if, and only if, one of its conjunctions is satisfiable. This can be decided in <a href="page.php?w=P_%28complexity%29">polynomial time</a> simply by checking that at least one conjunction does not contain conflicting literals.</p>

<p><big>Variants</big></p>
<p>An important variation used in the study of <a href="page.php?w=Analysis_of_algorithms">computational complexity</a> is k-DNF. A formula is in k-DNF if it is in DNF and each conjunction</p><p>
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