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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Bool·e·an (bōō'lē-ən) Pronunciation Key
adj.

Of or relating to a logical combinatorial system treating variables, such as propositions and computer logic elements, through the operators AND, OR, NOT, and XOR: a browser that supports Boolean searches.
Of or relating to a data type or variable in a programming language that can have one of two values, true or false.

[After George Boole.]

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Boolean

abstract algebraic system, 1851, named for G. Boole (1815-1864), English mathematician.

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boolean
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

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Boolean mathematics, logic
1. Boolean algebra.
2. (bool) The type of an expression with two possible values, "true" and "false". Also, a variable of Boolean type or a function with Boolean arguments or result. The most common Boolean functions are AND, OR and NOT.
(1997-12-01)

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