Boolean Logic




x y xANDy
0 0 0
0 1 0
1 0 0
1 1 1


x y xORy
0 0 0
0 1 1
1 0 1
1 1 1




2 responses to “Boolean Logic

  1. Stated differently, the two numbers 0 and 1 are easy to create in mechanical instruments, and, if you can manipulate a lot of these 0s and 1s fast enough, you can solve problems which used to appear to need real numbers for their solution. It is intriguing that much of biological regulation including disease fighting, digesting food, and thinking is more usefully expressed in terms of 0s and 1s than in terms of the integers or the real numbers. With Boolean approaches and modern computers, humans have solved problems unapproachable through 19th century or early 20th century approaches to mathematics and engineering. We also seem, through Boole and computers, to start to understand how the brain works and how this working is fundamentally different than AI approaches.

    Also, more muffins and chocolate, s’il vous plait.

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