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A default definition is provided for the ∨ operator in terms of , , and ∼ .<br />

<strong>The</strong> type Boolean is the most familiar example of a boolean algebra. <strong>The</strong> power set of a set (that is, the set of all<br />

subsets of the set) also forms a boolean algebra with operators ∩ , ∪ , set complement, and symmetric set difference;<br />

the empty set is the identity for ∪ , and the original set is the identity for ∩ .<br />

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