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Logical disjunction

In logic and mathematics, or is the truth-functional operator of (inclusive) disjunction, also known as alternation; the or of a set of operands is true if and only if one or more of its operands is true. The logical connective that represents this operator is typically written as ∨ or +. In logic and mathematics, or is the truth-functional operator of (inclusive) disjunction, also known as alternation; the or of a set of operands is true if and only if one or more of its operands is true. The logical connective that represents this operator is typically written as ∨ or +. A ∨ B {displaystyle Alor B} is true if A {displaystyle A} is true, or if B {displaystyle B} is true, or if both A {displaystyle A} and B {displaystyle B} are true. In logic, or by itself means the inclusive or, distinguished from an exclusive or, which is false when both of its arguments are true, while an 'or' is true in that case. An operand of a disjunction is called a disjunct.

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