What does "boolean" mean?
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In English, What does "boolean" mean?
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updated Aug 29, 2009
posted by Tonche
I think "Boolean" should be capitolized just like Celsius. Correct me if I am wrong. - Zoltán, Aug 29, 2009
No, you are correct. Boolean should be capitalized. It is name derived from an english mathematician, George Boole - Izanoni1, Aug 29, 2009
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It's a true or false statement in programming.
updated Aug 29, 2009
posted by oshinova
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Boolean refers to Boolean algebra, a mathematical system originally devised for the analysis of symbolic logic, in which all variables have the value of either zero or one.
It is widely used in digital computers, and as oshinova alluded to, the boolean statement is usually interpreted as true or false, yes or no, on or off, and 1 or 0. Boolean logic usually uses operators such as inequalities, and special signs and evaluates whether the statements being evaluated are true or false under the specified conditions.
updated Aug 29, 2009
edited by Izanoni1
posted by Izanoni1
Of course, null crashes the system. Or if it can't detect on or off, or if on or off is not applicable. My system lives for those conditions. I think that it was designed for testing recovery applications. - - 0074b507, Aug 29, 2009
