"Boolean variable" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Boolean variables [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} Boolean variable (plural Boolean variables)
  1. (mathematics, logic, computing) Any variable, from the domain of Boolean algebra, having one of only two values Categories (topical): Computing, Logic, Mathematics Translations (variable from the domain of Boolean algebra): totuusarvomuuttuja (Finnish), variable booléenne [feminine] (French), Boole-breyta [feminine] (Icelandic), Булова променлива (Bulova promenliva) [feminine] (Macedonian), Booleova varijabla [feminine] (Serbo-Croatian)

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