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Assume that I'm interested in buying ice cream for three friends: Edna, Liz, and Frida.  Before going to the store I probe my friends for their taste in ice cream.  Edna likes anything with chocolate, but doesn't like anything with fruit.  She also doesn't like  
 
Assume that I'm interested in buying ice cream for three friends: Edna, Liz, and Frida.  Before going to the store I probe my friends for their taste in ice cream.  Edna likes anything with chocolate, but doesn't like anything with fruit.  She also doesn't like  
 
Haagen Dazs icecream.  Liz doesn't like  chocolate, and doesn't care about the brand.  Frida likes everything.  So we can create three boolean variables:
 
Haagen Dazs icecream.  Liz doesn't like  chocolate, and doesn't care about the brand.  Frida likes everything.  So we can create three boolean variables:
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| Variable ''a''  
 
| Variable ''a''  
 
| likes chocolate ice cream
 
| likes chocolate ice cream
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And if I assigned these three variables to each of my friends, here is what I get for their value:
 
And if I assigned these three variables to each of my friends, here is what I get for their value:
  
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! Variable  
 
! Variable  
 
! Definition
 
! Definition

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