Boolean Operators

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AND

  • The AND operator takes two operands and evaluates to true if both of its operands are true.
  • Also written as "&&", between the two operands.
Example: [True Statement] AND [False Statement] ...evaluates to... FALSE
Example: [True Statement] AND [True Statement] ...evaluates to... TRUE

OR

  • The OR operator takes two operands and evaluates to true if either of the operands are true.
  • Also written as "||", between the two operands.
Example: [True Statement] OR [True Statement] ...evaluates to... TRUE
Example: [True Statement] OR [False Statement] ...evaluates to... TRUE
Example: [False Statement] OR [False Statement] ...evaluates to... FALSE

NOT

  • Reverses the "truthiness" of its operand.
  • Also written as "!", preceding its operand.
Example: NOT [True Statement] ...evaluates to... FALSE
Example: NOT [False Statement] ...evaluates to... TRUE

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