Boole

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Boole (buːl) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
George. 1815--64, English mathematician. In Mathematical Analysis of Logic (1847) and An Investigation of the Laws of Thought (1854), he applied mathematical formulae to logic, creating Boolean algebra

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Boole   (bl)  Pronunciation Key 
British mathematician who wrote important works in various areas of mathematics. He developed a system of mathematical symbolism to express logical relations that is now known as Boolean algebra.
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