. Algebra or, strictly, set of algebras, invented by G.Boole (1815–64) for the CALCULUS of classes; later developed further and given other applications, e.g. to electrical circuits, computing, etc. It resembles ordinary numerical algebra limited...

In abstract algebra, a Boolean algebra is an algebraic structure (a collection of elements and operations on them obeying defining axioms) that captures essential properties of both set operations and logic operations. Specifically, it deals with the...