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| ==Glossary of basic terms== | | ==Glossary of basic terms== |
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− | * A '''[[boolean domain]]''' <math>\mathbb{B}</math> is a generic 2-element [[set]], say, <math>\mathbb{B} = \{ 0, 1 \},</math> whose elements are interpreted as [[logical value]]s, usually but not invariably with <math>0 = \operatorname{false}</math> and <math>1 = \operatorname{true}.</math> | + | * A '''[[boolean domain]]''' <math>\mathbb{B}</math> is a generic 2-element [[set]], for example, <math>\mathbb{B} = \{ 0, 1 \},</math> whose elements are interpreted as [[logical value]]s, usually but not invariably with <math>0 = \operatorname{false}</math> and <math>1 = \operatorname{true}.</math> |
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− | * A '''[[boolean variable]]''' ''x'' is a [[variable]] that takes its value from a boolean domain, as ''x'' ∈ '''B'''. | + | * A '''[[boolean variable]]''' <math>x\!</math> is a [[variable]] that takes its value from a boolean domain, as <math>x \in \mathbb{B}.</math> |
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| * In situations where [[boolean value]]s are interpreted as [[logical value]]s, a [[boolean-valued function]] ''f'' : ''X'' → '''B''' or a [[boolean function]] ''g'' : '''B'''<sup>''k''</sup> → '''B''' is frequently called a '''[[proposition]]'''. | | * In situations where [[boolean value]]s are interpreted as [[logical value]]s, a [[boolean-valued function]] ''f'' : ''X'' → '''B''' or a [[boolean function]] ''g'' : '''B'''<sup>''k''</sup> → '''B''' is frequently called a '''[[proposition]]'''. |