The logic function for a voter was simplified in Eq. (4.23) and Table 4.5. Suppose that all four minterms given in Table 4.5 were included without simplification, which provides some redundancy....

The logic function for a voter was simplified in Eq. (4.23) and Table 4.5. Suppose that all four minterms given in Table 4.5 were included without simplification, which provides some redundancy. Compare the reliability of the unminimized voter with the minimized voter (cf. Shooman [1990, p. 324]).