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Boolean

//ˈbuli.ən// adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or pertaining to the work of George Boole. not-comparable
  2. 2
    Alternative letter-case form of Boolean. alt-of, not-comparable
  3. 3
    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. not-comparable

    "Oh, Boolean operators! "Blue and ones"! Good idea!"

Adjective
  1. 1
    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 wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    A variable that can hold a single true/false (1/0) value.
  2. 2
    Alternative letter-case form of Boolean. alt-of

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Boole + -ean, named after English mathematician, philosopher and logician George Boole (1815–1864).

Etymology 2

From Boole + -ean, named after English mathematician, philosopher and logician George Boole (1815–1864).

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