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| − | '''George Boole''' was an English mathematician in the nineteenth century. He invented Boolean algebra. Boolean algebra is a mathematical system consisting of three logical operators, AND, OR, and NOT. | + | '''George Boole''' was an English mathematician in the nineteenth century. He invented Boolean algebra. Boolean algebra is a mathematical system consisting of three logical operators, AND, OR, and NOT. AND corresponds to multiplication, OR corresponds to division, and NOT does not really have an algebraic equivalent. |
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Revision as of 16:07, April 28, 2007
George Boole was an English mathematician in the nineteenth century. He invented Boolean algebra. Boolean algebra is a mathematical system consisting of three logical operators, AND, OR, and NOT. AND corresponds to multiplication, OR corresponds to division, and NOT does not really have an algebraic equivalent.