boolean
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Boolean¹
- /ˈbuːl.i.ən/ UK
- /buːˈli.ən/ UK
- /ˈbuli.ən/ US
Rhymes with -uːliən
Where it comes from
From Boole + -ean, named after English mathematician, philosopher and logician George Boole (1815–1864).
adjective boolean · Boolian
- Of or pertaining to the work of George Boole.
- 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. Oh, Boolean operators! "Blue and ones"! Good idea!
boolean²
adjective
- Alternative letter-case form of Boolean
noun booleans
- Alternative letter-case form of Boolean
Translations
Every language
adj logic: pertaining to data items that have values “true” and “false”
| Español | booleano |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 불 대수의 bul daesu-ui, 부울 대수의 buul daesu-ui |
| 日本語 | ブール代数の Būru-daisū no |
| Português | booleano |
| Français | booléen, boolien |
| Deutsch | boolesch |
| Italiano | booleano |
| Română | boolean |
| Русский | бу́лев búlev |
| Tiếng Việt | luận lý, luận lí, (thuộc) Boole, Boolean |
noun type of variable
| Español | booleano |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 불리언 bullieon, 부울 값 buul gap |
| 日本語 | ブーリアン Būrian, ブール値 Būru-chi |
| 中文 | 布爾值 /布尔值 Bù'ěr zhí |
| Português | booleano |
| Français | variable booléenne |
| Deutsch | Boolean, boolsche Variable |
| Русский | бу́лева переме́нная búleva pereménnaja |
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