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Boolean function
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Boolean function [′bü·lē·ən ′fəŋk·shən]
(mathematics)
A functionf(x,y,…,z) assembled by the application of the operations AND, OR, NOT on the variablesx, y,…, zand elements whose common domain is a Boolean algebra.


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This activity offers students an opportunity to select appropriate databases, use advanced search techniques, and practice how to phrase search terms using Boolean operators to locate peer reviewed journal articles that meet criteria for scholarly research.
Internal legal and compliance departments also benefit from advanced search capabilities such as Boolean operators, proximity, and other conditions applied to e-mail metadata, body, or even attachments.
3) He argued that Boolean operators were too generic to provide useful linking information and that the specific relationships needed for discrimination could be derived from a study of cognition.
 
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