Boolean function

Any mathematical function with Boolean arguments and result

Also known as Boolean operation · logic function

Instance of: mathematical concept
Subclass of: Boolean-valued function

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In mathematics, a Boolean function is a function whose arguments and result assume values from a two-element set. Alternative names are switching function, used especially in older computer science literature, and truth function, used in logic. Boolean functions are the subject of Boolean algebra and switching theory.

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Codomain: Boolean domain
Named after: George Boole
Studied by: Boolean algebra
Different from: Boolean-valued function
logical formula
Has characteristic: canonical normal form

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