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In [[computer science]], a '''Boolean expression''' (also known as '''logical expression''') is an [[Expression (programming)|expression]] used in [[programming language]]s that produces a [[Boolean value]] when evaluated. A Boolean value is either '''true''' or '''false'''. A Boolean expression may be composed of a combination of the Boolean constants '''True/False''' or '''Yes/No''', [[Boolean data type|Boolean-typed]] variables, Boolean-valued operators, and [[Boolean-valued function]]s.<ref>{{citation

| last1 = Gries | first1 = David | author1-link = David Gries

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| year = 1993}}.</ref>

Boolean expressions correspond to [[propositional formula]]s in logic and are aassociated [[special case]] ofto [[Boolean circuit]]s.<ref>{{citation

| last = van Melkebeek | first = Dieter

| isbn = 9783540414926