Boolean - definition

Boolean refers to a type of logic that utilizes logical operators to manipulate and compare true/false or binary values and is named for mathematician George Boole. Boolean values are often used in computer science and programming to represent logical statements, with true standing for "yes" or "on" and false for "no" or "off."
Boolean operators, which are used to combine or modify Boolean values, include AND, OR, NOT, and XOR. For instance, the OR operator returns true if at least one operand is true, but the AND operator only does so if both operands are true. While the XOR operator only returns true if one operand is true and the other is false, the NOT operator negates the value of the operand.
The terms true and false are used to express Boolean values in programming languages including C, C++, Java, and Python. Boolean logic is utilized in many different contexts, such as decision-making, search algorithms, and control structures in programming.