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Boolean logic
Last modified: Thursday, August 05, 2004
(bool´ē-&n loj´ik) (n.) Named after the nineteenth-century mathematician George Boole, Boolean logic is a form of algebra in which all values are reduced to either TRUE or FALSE. Boolean logic is especially important for computer science because it fits nicely with the binary numbering system, in which each bit has a value of either 1 or 0. Another way of looking at it is that each bit has a value of either TRUE or FALSE.
Basic Boolean searching on the Internet This tutorial covers the basics of Boolean logic and discusses the three distinct manifestations of Boolean logic on Internet search engines.
