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Or

A term in Logic which yields True if any one of a sequence conditions is True, and False if all conditions are False. $A$ OR $B$ is denoted $A\vert B$, $A+B$, or $A\lor B$. The symbol $\lor$ derives from the first letter of the Latin word ``vel'' meaning ``or.'' The Binary OR operator has the following Truth Table.

$A$ $B$ $A\lor B$
F F F
F T T
T F T
T T T

A product of ORs is called a Disjunction and is denoted

\begin{displaymath}
\bigvee_{k=1}^n A_k.
\end{displaymath}


Two Binary numbers can have the operation OR performed bitwise. This operation is sometimes denoted $A\vert\vert B$.

See also And, Binary Operator, Logic, Not, Predicate, Truth Table, Union, XOR




© 1996-9 Eric W. Weisstein
1999-05-26