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