Dictionary of Accounting Terms: Boolean algebra
Boolean algebra
the algebra of logic. It is sometimes called symbolic logic. Boolean algebra is a method of expressing logic in a mathematical context. It is primarily concerned with binary operations and based on the cumulative, associative, and distributive laws of binary operations. Boolean algebra provides the theoretical concepts for computer design. It is not used to solve managerial problems directly.
Dictionary of Computer and Internet Terms: Boolean algebra
Boolean algebra
the study of operations carried out on variables that can have only two values: 1 (true) and 0 (false). Boolean algebra was developed by George Boole in the 1850s; it was useful originally in applications of the theory of logic and has become tremendously important in that area since the development of the computer.
