Boolean

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Synonyms 1.4.2 Translations

[edit] English

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[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈbuːliən/ or /buːˈliən/, SAMPA: /"bu:li@n/ or /bu:"li@n/
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• (US) enPR: bo͞oʹliən or bo͞oliʹən, IPA: /ˈbuliən/ or /buˈliən/ , SAMPA: /"buli@n/ or /bu"li@n/
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[edit] Etymology

From the name of George Boole.

[edit] Adjective

Boolean (not comparable)

1. Of or pertaining to the work of George Boole.
2. (logic, computing) Pertaining to data items that can have “true” and “false” (or, equivalently, 1 and 0 respectively) as their only possible values and to operations on such values.

[edit] Derived terms

• Boolean algebra
• Boolean function
• Boolean logic
• Boolean variable

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[edit] Noun

Boolean (plural Booleans)

1. (logic, computing) A variable that can hold a single true/false (1/0) value.

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• (Boolean variable): flag

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