Karnaugh Map and Seven Segment Display Question

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I am honestly confused over here. I understand how bit manipulation works. But when it comes to Boolean Algebra I seem to be a bit stumped.

So if A = 1, then ~A = 0.

But in this example (~A * ~B) + (~C * ~D) = 0 + 0 or 0 | 0 = 0. But in this example it equals 1. Karnaugh Map

Seven Segment Display

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If $A=1$, then $\sim\! A=0$, sure. But also, if $A=0$, then $\sim\! A=1$. The $1$ in the K-map says that when all four inputs are false, you want the e segment of the display to lit up.

By the way, that box of the K-map corresponds to the minterm

$$ \sim\! A \,∗ \sim\! B\, ∗ \sim\! C\, ∗ \sim\! D \enspace,$$

which is true when all four inputs are false.