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boolean

Bool·e·an
B b

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [boo-lee-uh n]
    • /ˈbu li ən/
    • /bʊˈlɪən/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [boo-lee-uh n]
    • /ˈbu li ən/

Definitions of boolean word

  • adjective boolean of or relating to Boole or his symbolic logic 3
  • adjective boolean designating or of any of a number of mathematical systems, esp. one (Boolean algebra) devised using algebraic rules and symbols for the analysis of symbolic logic, which is now widely used in digital computers since its true-false results are compatible with binary numbers 3
  • adjective boolean pertaining to or being a deductive logical system, as Boolean algebra, used to represent symbolically the relationships between sets, classes, and other entities. 1
  • adjective boolean Computers. of or relating to a data type having two possible values representing “true” or “false.”. 1
  • noun boolean Computers. a Boolean data type. 1
  • noun Definition of boolean in Technology (logic)   1. Boolean algebra. (programming)   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. 1
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Parts of speech for Boolean

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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boolean popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Related words

  • logical operator

    any of the Boolean symbols or functions, as AND, OR, and NOT, denoting a Boolean operation; Boolean operator.

  • boolean operation

    any operation in which each of the operands and the result take one of two values.

  • algebra of sets

    a nonempty collection of sets having the property that the union of two sets of the collection is a set of the collection and the complement of each set of the collection is a set in the collection.

  • algol

    the second brightest star in Perseus, the first known eclipsing binary. Visual magnitude: 2.2–3.5; period: 68.8 hours; spectral type (brighter component): B8V

  • boolean algebra

    a system of symbolic logic devised by George Boole to codify logical operations. It is used in computers

  • boolean ring

    a nonempty collection of sets having the properties that the union of two sets of the collection is a set in the collection and that the relative complement of each set with respect to any other set is in the collection.
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