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Boolean Operations
These are the Boolean operations, ordered by ascending priority:
Operation
Result
Notes
x
or
y
if
x
is false, then
y
, else
x
(1)
x
and
y
if
x
is false, then
x
, else
y
(1)
not
x
if
x
is false, then
1
, else
0
(2)
, Notes:
(1)
These only evaluate their second argument if needed for their outcome.
(2)
`
not
' has a lower priority than non-Boolean operators, so e.g.
not a == b
is interpreted as
not(a == b)
, and
a == not b
is a syntax error.
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