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| May 16, 2013 at 1:04 | comment | added | Kaz |
Boolean algebra is represented by a finite field in which 0 and 1 are the identity elements for operations that resemble additon and multiplication. Those operations are, respectively, OR and AND. In fact, boolean algebra is written much like normal algebra where juxtaposition denotes AND, and the + symbol denotes OR. So for instance abc + a'b'c means (a and b and c) or (a and (not b) and (not c)).
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| May 15, 2013 at 20:06 | comment | added | user4828 | It's not a mathematical fact, but it's been a mathematical convention since the 19th century. | |
| May 15, 2013 at 19:57 | comment | added | Dan Pichelman | Can you cite a reference for your "mathematical fact that 0 is false and 1 is true"? Your answer sounds dangerously like a rant. | |
| May 15, 2013 at 19:55 | comment | added | R. Martinho Fernandes | "It is a mathematical fact that 0 is false and 1 is true" Erm. | |
| May 15, 2013 at 19:52 | history | answered | DeadMG | CC BY-SA 3.0 |