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Boolean operator

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Boolean operator
One of the Boolean logic operators such as AND, OR and NOT. See Boolean logic.
Boolean operator [¦bül·ē·ən ′äp·ə‚rād·ər]
(mathematics)
A logic operator that is one of the operators AND, OR, or NOT, or can be expressed as a combination of these three operators.


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If you''re a novice, a discourse on the use of Boolean operators may not be what you need.
Among the specific aspects she addresses are identifying valid online bibliographic and article databases, using Boolean operators to refine a search, organizing the research literature by using bibliographic software, preparing a structured abstraction form, synthesizing and reporting results as part of proposals and papers or as a stand-alone report, evaluating qualitative research studies, and understanding and evaluating meta-analysis research.
Even powerful and sophisticated search engines, such as Google, return a lot of trash, dead ends, and Error 404''s in response to the most well-defined query, Boolean operators and all.
 
 
 
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