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Ignored and illegal bins

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Which statement correctly distinguishes ignore_bins from illegal_bins?

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  1. A. Both count toward coverage, but illegal_bins have twice the weight
  2. B. They are synonyms except inside crosses
  3. C. ignore_bins stop sampling the entire covergroup; illegal_bins stop simulation by definition
  4. D. ignore_bins remove values from the coverage goal; hitting illegal_bins reports an error condition
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