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Boolean algebras are Heyting algebras with the additional constraint that the law of the excluded middle is true (equivalently, double-negation is true).
Every Boolean ring gives rise to a Boolean algebra:
Every Boolean ring gives rise to a Boolean algebra:
times) corresponds to and;plus) corresponds to xor;a or b is then defined as a xor b xor (a and b);¬a) is defined as a xor 1.
A bounded distributive lattice is a lattice that both bounded and distributive
A bounded lattice is a lattice that additionally has one element that is the bottom (zero, also written as ⊥), and one element that is the top (one, also written as ⊤).
A bounded lattice is a lattice that additionally has one element that is the bottom (zero, also written as ⊥), and one element that is the top (one, also written as ⊤).
This means that for any a in A:
join(zero, a) = a = meet(one, a)
Or written using traditional notation:
(0 ∨ a) = a = (1 ∧ a)
A distributive lattice a lattice where join and meet distribute:
A distributive lattice a lattice where join and meet distribute:
Generalized Boolean algebra, that is, a Boolean algebra without the top element.
Generalized Boolean algebra, that is, a Boolean algebra without the top element. Generalized Boolean algebras do not (in general) have (absolute) complements, but they have relative complements (see GenBool.without).
Every Boolean rng gives rise to a Boolean algebra without top:
Every Boolean rng gives rise to a Boolean algebra without top:
times) corresponds to and;plus) corresponds to xor;a or b is then defined as a xor b xor (a and b);a\b is defined as a xor (a and b).BoolRng.asBool.asBoolRing gives back the original BoolRng.
Heyting algebras are bounded lattices that are also equipped with
an additional binary operation imp (for impliciation, also
written as →).
Heyting algebras are bounded lattices that are also equipped with
an additional binary operation imp (for impliciation, also
written as →).
Implication obeys the following laws:
In heyting algebras, and is equivalent to meet and or is
equivalent to join; both methods are available.
Heyting algebra also define complement operation (sometimes
written as ¬a). The complement of a is equivalent to (a → 0),
and the following laws hold:
However, in Heyting algebras this operation is only a pseudo-complement, since Heyting algebras do not necessarily provide the law of the excluded middle. This means that there is no guarantee that (a ∨ ¬a) = 1.
Heyting algebras model intuitionistic logic. For a model of
classical logic, see the boolean algebra type class implemented as
Bool.
A join-semilattice (or upper semilattice) is a semilattice whose operation is called "join", and which can be thought of as a least upper bound.
A lattice is a set A together with two operations (meet and
join).
A lattice is a set A together with two operations (meet and
join). Both operations individually constitute semilattices (join-
and meet-semilattices respectively): each operation is commutative,
associative, and idempotent.
Join can be thought of as finding a least upper bound (supremum), and meet can be thought of as finding a greatest lower bound (infimum).
The join and meet operations are also linked by absorption laws:
meet(a, join(a, b)) = join(a, meet(a, b)) = a
A meet-semilattice (or lower semilattice) is a semilattice whose operation is called "meet", and which can be thought of as a greatest lower bound.
Boolean algebras are Heyting algebras with the additional constraint that the law of the excluded middle is true (equivalently, double-negation is true).
This means that in addition to the laws Heyting algebras obey, boolean algebras also obey the following:
Boolean algebras generalize classical logic: one is equivalent to "true" and zero is equivalent to "false". Boolean algebras provide additional logical operators such as
xor,nand,nor, andnxorwhich are commonly used.Every boolean algebras has a dual algebra, which involves reversing true/false as well as and/or.