Definitely a repost, but it fits the season

  • NeatNit@discuss.tchncs.de
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    8 days ago

    Yup, that’s my interpretation too. It just doesn’t sit well with all the other operators.

    All the others are phrased as direct questions about the values of A and B:

    • A AND B = “Are A and B both true?”
    • A OR B = “Are either A or B true, or both?”
    • A NAND B = “Is (A AND B) not true?”
    • A IMPLIES B = “Is it possible, hypothetically speaking, for it to be the case that A implies B, given the current actual values of A and B?”

    You see the issue?

    Edit: looking online, some people see it as: “If A is true, take the value of B.” A implies that you should take the value of B. But if A is false, you shouldn’t take the value of B, instead you should use the default value which is inexplicably defined to be true for this operation.

    This is slightly more satisfying but I still don’t like it. The implication (ha) that true is the default value for a boolean doesn’t sit right with me. I don’t even feel comfortable with a boolean having a default value, let alone it being true instead of false which would be more natural.

    Edit 2: fixed a brain fart for A NAND B