Truth Tables
Truth tables are a simple way of visualizing the result of some boolean operation. Boolean operations required either a True or False value as input, and result in either True or False. Truth tables are a graphical way of showing those operations.
Boolean Fundamentals
There are only three basic operations that make up Boolean arithmetic: AND (∧), OR (∨) and NEGATION (¬).
NEGATION Operation
Negation is the simplest of the three basic operations. Also known as the NOT operation, negation simply flips the value of its input value, as shown in the truth table below:
A | ¬A |
---|---|
True | False |
False | True |
As you can see, the negation operation simply flips the value so NOT TRUE become FALSE and NOT FALSE becomes TRUE
OR Operation
The OR operation takes two operands and returns the True as long as AT LEAST one of them is True. This can be seen in the truth table below:
A | B | A ∨ B |
---|---|---|
True | True | True |
True | False | True |
False | True | True |
False | False | False |
AND Operation
The AND operation, like the OR operation, takes two operands. However, it only returns True if BOTH its operands are true, as shown in the truth table below:
A | B | A ∧ B |
---|---|---|
True | True | True |
True | False | False |
False | True | False |
False | False | False |
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