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Boolean.

Of or pertaining to the work of George Boole.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈbuːl.i.ən/UK/buːˈli.ən/UK/ˈbuli.ən/General-American
  1. Of or pertaining to the work of George Boole.

    not-comparable
  2. 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.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

From Boole + -ean, named after English mathematician, philosopher and logician George Boole (1815–1864).

noun/ˈbuːl.i.ən/UK/buːˈli.ən/UK/ˈbuli.ən/General-American
  1. A variable that can hold a single true/false (1/0) value.

Where this word comes from

From Boole + -ean, named after English mathematician, philosopher and logician George Boole (1815–1864).

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