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Boolean has 5 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Noun
1

A variable that can hold a single true/false (1/0) value.

"The programmer noted that writing 'Boolean' or 'boolean' in the code would both be accepted by the compiler."

2

Alternative letter-case form of Boolean

In plain English: A boolean is something that can only have two possible values, true or false.

"The programmer created a simple boolean to control whether the user could log in or out."

Adjective
1

of or relating to a combinatorial system devised by George Boole that combines propositions with the logical operators AND and OR and IF THEN and EXCEPT and NOT

"The software engineer used boolean logic to structure the program's decision-making process based on combined propositions."

2

Of or pertaining to the work of George Boole.

"In some programming contexts, you may see the term spelled as boolean instead of Boolean to indicate a lowercase variant."

3

Alternative letter-case form of Boolean

In plain English: Boolean describes something that only has two possible values, true or false.

"The search results were filtered by boolean logic to show exactly what I needed."

Example Sentences
"The search results were filtered by boolean logic to show exactly what I needed." adj
"The programmer created a simple boolean to control whether the user could log in or out." noun
"The boolean was confused about which switch to flip for the new system." noun
"She hired a boolean expert to help debug her complex code logic." noun
"My uncle works as a boolean in the data science department of that big tech firm." noun
Related Terms

Origin

The word boolean comes from the name of English mathematician George Boole. It was formed by adding the suffix -ean to his surname.

Rhyming Words
ean yean jean sean dean pean kean lean wean hean rean zean bean mean rhean paean skean uvean arean quean
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