A conjunction
is true only when both parameters (called conjuncts) are true. In English, conjunction is denoted by the word “and”. Symbolically, we represent it as ∧ or multiplication applied to Boolean parameters. Conjunction of a and b would be written
or, in algebraic context,
or
The truth table for conjunction is
| a |
b |
a∧b |
| F |
F |
F |
| F |
T |
F |
| T |
F |
F |
| T |
T |
T |
| Title |
conjunction |
| Canonical name |
Conjunction |
| Date of creation |
2013-03-22 11:54:38 |
| Last modified on |
2013-03-22 11:54:38 |
| Owner |
akrowne (2) |
| Last modified by |
akrowne (2) |
| Numerical id |
15 |
| Author |
akrowne (2) |
| Entry type |
Definition |
| Classification |
msc 03-00 |
| Synonym |
logical and |
| Synonym |
conjunctive truth function |
| Related topic |
Disjunction |
| Related topic |
PropositionalLogic |