adj.
Pronunciation: ' bü-l ē - ə n
Function: adjective
Etymology: George Boole † 1864 English mathematician
Date: 1851
: of, relating to, or being a logical combinatorial system (as Boolean algebra) that represents symbolically relationships (as those implied by the logical operators AND, OR, and NOT) between entities (as sets, propositions, or on-off computer circuit elements) < Boolean expression> < Boolean search strategy for information retrieval>