Boole

[ bool ]

/ bul /

noun

George,1815–64, English mathematician and logician.

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Mrs. Boole was chairman of the committee which prepared the handbook, which has been invaluable to the workers of the state.
Two Decades|Frances W. Graham and Georgeanna M. Gardenier
Pure mathematics was discovered by Boole, in a work which he called the Laws of Thought .
Mysticism and Logic and Other Essays|Bertrand Russell
This sketch would hardly be complete without mention of Albenia Alexander, now eight years old, only daughter of Mrs. Boole.
Two Decades|Frances W. Graham and Georgeanna M. Gardenier
The personal character of Boole inspired all his friends with the deepest esteem.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2|Various

If De Morgan and Boole have had a priority in the case, to them we cheerfully shall resign the glory and honor.
A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume II (of II)|Augustus de Morgan

British Dictionary definitions for boole

Boole

/ (buːl) /

noun

George . 1815–64, English mathematician. In Mathematical Analysis of Logic (1847) and An Investigation of the Laws of Thought (1854), he applied mathematical formulae to logic, creating Boolean algebra

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Science definitions for boole

Boole

[ bōōl ]

George 1815-1864

British mathematician who wrote important works in various areas of mathematics. He developed a system of mathematical symbolism to express logical relations that is now known as Boolean algebra.