"Boolean function" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Boolean functions [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} Boolean function (plural Boolean functions)
  1. (algebra, logic, computing) Any function based on the operations AND, OR and NOT, and whose elements are from the domain of Boolean algebra Wikipedia link: Boolean function Categories (topical): Algebra, Computing, Functions, Logic Translations (function based on AND, OR and NOT operations): fonction booléenne [feminine] (French), Булова функција (Bulova funkcija) [feminine] (Macedonian), бу́лева фу́нкция (búleva fúnkcija) [feminine] (Russian), Booleova funkcija [feminine] (Serbo-Croatian)

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