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The underlined parenthetical expressions on the right are the cactus forms for the boolean functions that correspond to inclusive disjunction and logical equivalence, respectively.  By way of a reminder, consult Table 1 on the page at this location:
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The underlined parenthetical expressions on the right are the cactus forms for the boolean functions that correspond to inclusive disjunction and logical equivalence, respectively.  Table 1 summarizes the basic elements of the cactus notation for propositional logic.
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:* [http://stderr.org/pipermail/inquiry/2003-May/000478.html DLOG D1]
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{| align="center" border="1" cellpadding="8" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:96%"
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|+ <math>\text{Table 1.  Syntax and Semantics of a Calculus for Propositional Logic}\!</math>
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|- style="background:whitesmoke"
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| <math>\text{Expression}\!</math>
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| <math>\text{Interpretation}\!</math>
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| <math>\text{Other Notations}\!</math>
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|-
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| <math>~</math>
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| <math>\operatorname{True}</math>
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| <math>1\!</math>
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|-
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| <math>(~)</math>
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| <math>\operatorname{False}</math>
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| <math>0\!</math>
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|-
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| <math>x\!</math>
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| <math>x\!</math>
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| <math>x\!</math>
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|-
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| <math>(x)\!</math>
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| <math>\operatorname{Not}\ x</math>
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|
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<math>\begin{matrix}
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x'        \\
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\tilde{x} \\
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\lnot x  \\
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\end{matrix}</math>
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|-
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| <math>x\ y\ z</math>
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| <math>x\ \operatorname{and}\ y\ \operatorname{and}\ z</math>
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| <math>x \land y \land z</math>
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|-
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| <math>((x)(y)(z))\!</math>
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| <math>x\ \operatorname{or}\ y\ \operatorname{or}\ z</math>
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| <math>x \lor y \lor z</math>
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|-
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| <math>(x\ (y))\!</math>
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|
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<math>\begin{matrix}
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x\ \operatorname{implies}\ y                \\
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\operatorname{If}\ x\ \operatorname{then}\ y \\
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\end{matrix}</math>
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| <math>x \Rightarrow y\!</math>
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|-
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| <math>(x, y)\!</math>
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|
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<math>\begin{matrix}
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x\ \operatorname{not~equal~to}\ y \\
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x\ \operatorname{exclusive~or}\ y \\
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\end{matrix}</math>
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<math>\begin{matrix}
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x \neq y \\
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x + y    \\
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\end{matrix}</math>
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|-
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| <math>((x, y))\!</math>
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<math>\begin{matrix}
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x\ \operatorname{is~equal~to}\ y    \\
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x\ \operatorname{if~and~only~if}\ y \\
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\end{matrix}</math>
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<math>\begin{matrix}
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x = y              \\
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x \Leftrightarrow y \\
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\end{matrix}</math>
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|-
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| <math>(x, y, z)\!</math>
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<math>\begin{matrix}
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\operatorname{Just~one~of} \\
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x, y, z                    \\
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\operatorname{is~false}.  \\
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\end{matrix}</math>
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<math>\begin{matrix}
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x'y~z~ & \lor \\
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x~y'z~ & \lor \\
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x~y~z' &      \\
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\end{matrix}</math>
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|-
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| <math>((x),(y),(z))\!</math>
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<math>\begin{matrix}
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\operatorname{Just~one~of}    \\
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x, y, z                      \\
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\operatorname{is~true}.      \\
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&                            \\
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\operatorname{Partition~all}  \\
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\operatorname{into}\ x, y, z. \\
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\end{matrix}</math>
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<math>\begin{matrix}
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x~y'z' & \lor \\
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x'y~z' & \lor \\
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x'y'z~ &      \\
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\end{matrix}</math>
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|-
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|
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<math>\begin{matrix}
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((x, y), z) \\
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&          \\
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(x, (y, z)) \\
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\end{matrix}</math>
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<math>\begin{matrix}
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\operatorname{Oddly~many~of} \\
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x, y, z                      \\
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\operatorname{are~true}.    \\
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\end{matrix}</math>
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<p><math>x + y + z\!</math></p>
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<br>
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<p><math>\begin{matrix}
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x~y~z~ & \lor \\
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x~y'z' & \lor \\
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x'y~z' & \lor \\
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x'y'z~ &      \\
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\end{matrix}</math></p>
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|-
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| <math>(w, (x),(y),(z))\!</math>
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|
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<math>\begin{matrix}
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\operatorname{Partition}\ w      \\
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\operatorname{into}\ x, y, z.   \\
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&                                \\
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\operatorname{Genus}\ w\ \operatorname{comprises} \\
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\operatorname{species}\ x, y, z. \\
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\end{matrix}</math>
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<math>\begin{matrix}
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w'x'y'z' & \lor \\
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w~x~y'z' & \lor \\
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w~x'y~z' & \lor \\
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w~x'y'z~ &      \\
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\end{matrix}</math>
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