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boolean function

(definition)

Definition: A function whose range is {0, 1}. It can be understood to evaluate the truth or falsity of each element of its domain.

See also binary function, predicate, boolean, boolean expression.

Author: SKS


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Sandeep Kumar Shukla, "boolean function", in Dictionary of Algorithms and Data Structures [online], Paul E. Black, ed., U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology. 17 December 2004. (accessed TODAY) Available from: http://www.nist.gov/dads/HTML/booleanfnctn.html

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