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Princeton's WordNet

  1. Booleanadjective

    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

Wiktionary

  1. Booleannoun

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

  2. Booleanadjective

    Of or pertaining to the work of George Boole.

  3. Booleanadjective

    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.

  4. Etymology: From the name of George Boole.

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  1. boolean

    Boolean refers to a data type or system of logical thought that is used in computing and mathematics. It is named after George Boole, a 19th-century British mathematician and philosopher. Boolean data can only represent two possible states, most commonly represented as true or false, on or off, 1 or 0 in binary code. It is fundamental in computer programming and digital circuit design. Boolean logic refers to the process of using boolean values in logical operations such as AND, OR and NOT.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Boolean in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Boolean in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

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