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GATE CSE 2014 Set 1 · Q50

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Let SS denote the set of all functions f:{0,1}4→{0,1}f: \{0,1\}^4 \to \{0,1\}. Denote by NN the number of functions from SS to the set {0,1}\{0,1\}. The value of log⁡2log⁡2N\log_2 \log_2 N is _______.

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  1. The domain of each function ff is {0,1}4\{0, 1\}^4, which has ∣{0,1}4∣=24=16|\{0, 1\}^4| = 2^4 = 16 elements.

  2. The codomain is {0,1}\{0, 1\}, with cardinality 22.

  3. The total number of functions from {0,1}4\{0, 1\}^4 to {0,1}\{0, 1\} is:

    ∣S∣=216|S| = 2^{16}
  4. NN is the number of functions from SS to {0,1}\{0, 1\}. Since ∣S∣=216|S| = 2^{16} and the codomain has size 22, we have:

    N=2∣S∣=2216N = 2^{|S|} = 2^{2^{16}}
  5. Now calculate log⁡2log⁡2N\log_2 \log_2 N:

    log⁡2N=log⁡2(2216)=216\log_2 N = \log_2 \left(2^{2^{16}}\right) = 2^{16}
    log⁡2log⁡2N=log⁡2(216)=16\log_2 \log_2 N = \log_2 \left(2^{16}\right) = 16

Thus, the answer is 16.

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