31 May
2007
31 May
'07
11:35 p.m.
PR Stanley wrote:
I think so, too. In Boolean algebra (which predates computers, much less C), FALSE has traditionally been associated with 0, and TRUE with 1. And since 1 > 0, TRUE > FALSE. The question, however, still remains: why False = 0 and True 1? I appreciate that it's so in boolean algebra but why? Why not True = 0 and False = 1?
Because if you take (&&) to be (*), and (||) to be (+), you get a homomorphism between the two resulting algebras (assuming 1+1 = 1). That is, if we define: h(False) = 0 h(True) = 1 then: h(a&&b) = h(a) * h(b) h(a||b) = h(a) + h(b) -Paul P.S. Another reason to justify False < True is that show False < show True. :-)