public static boolean check(int[] indices , int[] mTerms,int mintermNum) {

		int[][] review = new int[mintermNum][2];
		//System.out.println(mintermNum);

		// initializing a 2-d array contains the minterm
		// and a zero or one corresponding to each minterm

		for (int i = 0; i < mintermNum; i++) {

			review[i][0] = mTerms[i];
			review[i][1] = 0;		// initially not covered
		}
		for (int i = 0 ; i<indices.length; i++) {
			for (int j = 0; j<outer.get(i).get(j);j++) {
				for (int k = 0;k<mintermNum; k++) {
					if (review[k][0] == outer.get(i).get(j)) {
						review[k][1] = 1;
					}
				}
			}
		}

		for (int i = 0; i<mintermNum; i++) {
			if (review[i][1] == 0) {
				return false;
			}
		}
		return true;
	}