Boolean operation
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Boolean operation or Boolean operator may refer to one of the following related meanings.
- Boolean function
- an operation in a Boolean algebra; in particular:
- operations over the algebra of setsAlgebra of setsThe algebra of sets develops and describes the basic properties and laws of sets, the set-theoretic operations of union, intersection, and complementation and the relations of set equality and set inclusion...
: union (set theory)Union (set theory)In set theory, the union of a collection of sets is the set of all distinct elements in the collection. The union of a collection of sets S_1, S_2, S_3, \dots , S_n\,\! gives a set S_1 \cup S_2 \cup S_3 \cup \dots \cup S_n.- Definition :...
, intersection (set theory)Intersection (set theory)In mathematics, the intersection of two sets A and B is the set that contains all elements of A that also belong to B , but no other elements....
, etc. - Boolean operations on polygonsBoolean operations on polygonsBoolean operations on polygons are a set of Boolean operations operating on one or more sets of polygons in computer graphics...
- operations over the algebra of sets
- an application of a logical connectiveLogical connectiveIn logic, a logical connective is a symbol or word used to connect two or more sentences in a grammatically valid way, such that the compound sentence produced has a truth value dependent on the respective truth values of the original sentences.Each logical connective can be expressed as a...
, e.g., in programming.