"Sheffer stroke" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Sheffer strokes [plural], Sheffer's stroke [alternative]
Etymology: After Henry M. Sheffer. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Sheffer stroke (plural Sheffer strokes)
  1. (logic) The vertical bar symbol ( | ), denoting the NAND operation. Wikipedia link: Henry M. Sheffer Categories (topical): Logic
    Sense id: en-Sheffer_stroke-en-noun-1D~8mLZO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: human-sciences, logic, mathematics, philosophy, sciences

Inflected forms

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