| Definitions | | Boolean |
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noun
- (context, logic, computing) A variable that can hold a single true/false (1/0) value.
Translations: - Dutch: (t, nl, booleaans, alt=booleaanse) (t, nl, waarde, f)
- French: variable (t, fr, booléen, alt=booléenne, f)
(trans-mid)
- German: (t, de, Boolean, m), (t, de, boolsch, alt=boolsche) (t, de, Variable, f)
adjective
- Of or pertaining to the work of w:George Boole, George Boole.
- (context, 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.
Translations: - Dutch: (t, nl, booleaans)
- French: booléen, boolien
- German: boolsch
(trans-mid)
Etymology: From the name of w:George Boole, George Boole.
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