boolean
adjective · noun
Simple meaning
Of or about a combinatorial system devised by George Boole that combines propositions with the logical operators AND and OR and IF THEN and EXCEPT and NOT.
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Definition
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adjective
Of or relating to a combinatorial system devised by George Boole that combines propositions with the logical operators AND and OR and IF THEN and EXCEPT and NOT
logiccomputing
Pertaining to data items that can have "true" and "false" (or, equivalently, 1 and 0 respectively) as their only possible values and to operations on such values.
Of or pertaining to the work of George Boole.
Alternative letter-case form of Boolean.
noun
logiccomputing
A variable that can hold a single true/false (1/0) value.
Alternative letter-case form of Boolean.
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- B1 · Intermediate (estimated)
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- Common
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This meaning: Of or relating to a combinatorial system devised by George Boole that combines propositions with the logical operators AND and OR and IF THEN and EXCEPT and NOT
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- Moderately common
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A system of symbolic logic devised by George Boole.
A system of symbolic logic devised by George Boole.
An operation that follows the rules of Boolean algebra.
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