Boolean logic

noun

Boolean logic

noun

Computing, Engineering, Human sciences, Logic, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Philosophy, Physical sciences, Sciences Usually A system of symbolic logic that is the basis of Boolean algebra

Boolean logic can be shown to be "embedded" in integer arithmetic (modulo 2) by assigning polynomials to logical connectives, like so: operatorname NOT(x)=1-x, operatorname AND(x,y)=xy, operatorname OR(x,y)=x+y-xy.

Hypernyms: logic

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