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The Solution of Inferential Problems by Boole Algebra

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 November 2016

T. J. Fletcher
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It is nearly a hundred years since Boole published An Introduction to the Laws of Thought (1). An attempt to reduce the art of logical deduction to algebra was a bold venture, and perhaps not all of Boole’s original hopes have been fulfilled. Nevertheless, Boole algebra has become a well-established branch of mathematics which has given rise to theoretical masterpieces such as Principia Mathematica (2), and has found practical applications in electrical circuitry, switching problems, insurance law and statistics.

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Research Article
Information
The Mathematical Gazette , Volume 36 , Issue 317 , September 1952 , pp. 183 - 188
Copyright
Copyright © Mathematical Association 1952

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