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The Quine-McClusky is NOT a reasonable algorithm for logic reduction.
Based on this article (Jack Crenshaw, "All about Quine-McClusky," article ID: 29111968), I implemented the algorithm and it turns out that the required memory and processing time explode if you use more than four or five variables. So I went back to the drawing board and designed a smarter algorithm that beats the pants off of QM. The new algorithm can easily handle 20+ variables and reduce the table in a few milliseconds.
While I appreciate the spirit...