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		oldandtired on May 10, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The Logical Disaster of Null A correction, there are no "tri-state booleans". Booleans are two state logic systems. Extended Booleans require 2 ^ n states where n is an integer >= 1. Any other number of states automatically ensure that the logic is non-Boolean or non-Extended Boolean.

jovdg on May 10, 2018 | [–]

I'll just leave this here: https://thedailywtf.com/articles/What_Is_Truth_0x3f_

oldandtired on May 10, 2018 | [–]

Boolean has a specific mathematical/logical meaning and semantics. The moment you add a third state, it is no longer Boolean.

The interesting thing is that positive powers of 2 will also allow consistent extended Boolean logic and semantics.

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