boolean
/ˈbuːl.i.ən//ˈbuli.ən/
boolean is the alternative letter-case form of Boolean.
Adjective capitalized: Boolean
Boolean (not comparable)
- Of or pertaining to the work of George Boole.
- Pertaining to data items that can have “true” and “false” (or, equivalently, 1 and 0 respectively) as their only possible values and to operations on such values.
- Oh, Boolean operators! "Blue and ones"! Good idea!2005 May 9, Michael Chapman; Matthew Chapman, “Bug In Mouth Disease”, in Homestar Runner, spoken by Strong Sad (Matthew Chapman)
- The associativity of OR and AND is not at all obvious. It is tempting to assume that because OR and AND are commutative that they must be associative also. This is not the case, however, and some commutative Boolean operators are not associative. Examples include NAND and NOR.2022 August 4, William Bahn, “Boolean Algebra Laws—Delving Into Boolean Identities”, in All About Circuits
Noun capitalized: Boolean
Boolean (plural Booleans)
Synonyms of boolean
Forms of boolean
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | booleans |
| plural | Booleans |
| Adjective | |
| alternative form | boolean |
| alternative form (dated) | Boolian |
Origin of boolean
From Boole + -ean, named after English mathematician, philosopher and logician George Boole (1815–1864).
Words formed from boolean
Phrases with boolean
- Boolean atom
- Boolean atoms
- Boolean rings
- Boolean logics
- Boolean lattice
- Boolean algebras
- Boolean circuits
- Boolean lattices
- Boolean functions
- Boolean variables
- Boolean derivative
- Boolean derivatives
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Words that rhyme with boolean
Questions about boolean
- What does boolean mean?
- Boolean means of or pertaining to the work of George Boole.
- What is boolean the alternative letter-case form of?
- Boolean is the alternative letter-case form of Boolean.
- What part of speech is boolean?
- Boolean can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce boolean?
- Boolean is pronounced /ˈbuːl.i.ən/ (UK).
Words near boolean in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: boolean (page history and authors); Boolean (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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