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boolean - 3 dictionary results
Bool·e·an   (bōō'lē-ən)   
adj.  
  1. 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.
  2. 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.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Boolean 
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abstract algebraic system, 1851, named for G. Boole (1815-1864), English mathematician.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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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)

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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