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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈbuːl.i.ən/ [UK], /buːˈli.ən/ [UK], /ˈbuli.ən/ [General-American] Audio: en-uk-Boolean.ogg , en-us-Boolean.ogg
enPR: bo͞oʹliən [General-American], bo͞oliʹən [General-American] Rhymes: -uːliən Etymology: From Boole + -ean, named after English mathematician, philosopher and logician George Boole (1815–1864). Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Boole|ean}} Boole + -ean, {{named-after/list|mathematician|philosopher|logician||}} mathematician, philosopher and logician, {{!}} |, {{lang|en|George Boole}} George Boole, {{named-after|en|George Boole|born=1815|died=1864|nat=English|nocap=1|occ=mathematician|occ2=philosopher|occ3=logician|wplink==}} named after English mathematician, philosopher and logician George Boole (1815–1864) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} Boolean (not comparable)
  1. Of or pertaining to the work of George Boole. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: boolean, Boolian [dated] Derived forms: Boolean algebra, Boolean circuit, Boolean function, Boolean logic, Boolean ring, Boolean variable
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  2. (logic, computing) 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. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Computing, Logic Translations (logic: pertaining to data items that have values “true” and “false”): booleà (Catalan), booleovský (Czech), booleaans (Dutch), bulea (Esperanto), totuusarvoinen (Finnish), booléen (French), boolien (French), boolesch (German), booleano (Italian), ブール代数の (Būru-daisū no) (Japanese), булов (bulov) [masculine] (Macedonian), boolowski (Polish), booleano (Portuguese), boolean (Romanian), бу́лев (búlev) (Russian), booleano (Spanish), boolesk (Swedish), Boole'ca (Turkish), Boole'sal (Turkish), luận lý (Vietnamese), luận lí (Vietnamese), (thuộc) Boole (Vietnamese), Boolean (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-Boolean-en-adj-PRsj4VMd Topics: computing, engineering, human-sciences, logic, mathematics, natural-sciences, philosophy, physical-sciences, sciences Disambiguation of 'logic: pertaining to data items that have values “true” and “false”': 1 99

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈbuːl.i.ən/ [UK], /buːˈli.ən/ [UK], /ˈbuli.ən/ [General-American] Audio: en-uk-Boolean.ogg , en-us-Boolean.ogg Forms: Booleans [plural]
enPR: bo͞oʹliən [General-American], bo͞oliʹən [General-American] Rhymes: -uːliən Etymology: From Boole + -ean, named after English mathematician, philosopher and logician George Boole (1815–1864). Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Boole|ean}} Boole + -ean, {{named-after/list|mathematician|philosopher|logician||}} mathematician, philosopher and logician, {{!}} |, {{lang|en|George Boole}} George Boole, {{named-after|en|George Boole|born=1815|died=1864|nat=English|nocap=1|occ=mathematician|occ2=philosopher|occ3=logician|wplink==}} named after English mathematician, philosopher and logician George Boole (1815–1864) Head templates: {{en-noun}} Boolean (plural Booleans)
  1. (logic, computing) A variable that can hold a single true/false (1/0) value. Categories (topical): Computing, Logic Synonyms (Boolean variable): flag, bool Translations (type of variable): 布爾值 (Chinese Mandarin), 布尔值 (Bù'ěr zhí) (Chinese Mandarin), booleaanse waarde [feminine] (Dutch), totuusarvomuuttuja (Finnish), variable booléenne [feminine] (French), Boolean [masculine] (German), boolsche Variable [feminine] (German), ブーリアン (Būrian) (Japanese), ブール値 (Būru-chi) (Japanese), booleano [masculine] (Portuguese), бу́лева переме́нная (búleva pereménnaja) [feminine] (Russian), booleano [masculine] (Spanish), boolesk variabel [common-gender] (Swedish), Boole değişkeni (Turkish), Boole [masculine] (Welsh)

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      ],
      "word": "бу́лева переме́нная"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "type of variable",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "booleano"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "type of variable",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "boolesk variabel"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "type of variable",
      "word": "Boole değişkeni"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "type of variable",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Boole"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Boolean"
  ],
  "word": "Boolean"
}

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