The binary function decomposition algorithm of V. Shen et al. (1971) is generalized to m-valued functions with m<2. The necessary condition for the decomposability for m-valued functions is obtained and used in generating candidate bound sets. A fast method for testing the necessary condition using partial partition tables whereby the decomposability of the function can be determined for a randomly chosen function in (nm)/sup 3/ time is also obtained.
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