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BOOLEAN
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
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
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Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
Boole (English mathematician; creator of Boolean algebra (1815-1864))
Derivation:
Boole (English mathematician; creator of Boolean algebra (1815-1864))