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The logical operation of formation of the statement "A or B" from two statements and . In formalized languages the disjunction of two statements and is denoted by . The statements and are called the disjunctive terms of the statement . The meaning of the disjunction can be expressed by the following truth table:'

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T T T
T F T
F T T
F F F
How to Cite This Entry:
Disjunction. Encyclopedia of Mathematics. URL: http://encyclopediaofmath.org/index.php?title=Disjunction&oldid=32851
This article was adapted from an original article by V.E. Plisko (originator), which appeared in Encyclopedia of Mathematics - ISBN 1402006098. See original article