Or

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Or () is a dyadic scalar boolean function which tests if at least one of the two arguments is true: it returns 1 if at least one side is 1 and 0 if both are 0. It represents the logical disjunction in Boolean logic.

0 1
0 0 1
1 1 1

Examples

The following shows all possible combinations of inputs as a Boolean function.

      0 0 1 1 ∨ 0 1 0 1
0 1 1 1

When combined with Reduce, Or can be used to test if some value in a Boolean vector is true.

      ∨/ 0 0 1 0 1
1
      ∨/ 0 0 0 0 0
0

Extended definition

Many APL implementations extend this function to non-Boolean arguments. In this case, this function behaves as Greatest Common Divisor or GCD. For positive integer arguments, it is defined as the largest positive number which divides both numbers. If one of the arguments is zero, the GCD function returns the other number. While the mathematical definition of GCD does not cover non-integers, some implementations accept them as arguments, returning a value which, when dividing both arguments, gives integers (or Gaussian integers, when given complex numbers).

      ∘.∨⍨ 0,⍳10
 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  1
 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1  2
 3 1 1 3 1 1 3 1 1 3  1
 4 1 2 1 4 1 2 1 4 1  2
 5 1 1 1 1 5 1 1 1 1  5
 6 1 2 3 2 1 6 1 2 3  2
 7 1 1 1 1 1 1 7 1 1  1
 8 1 2 1 4 1 2 1 8 1  2
 9 1 1 3 1 1 3 1 1 9  1
10 1 2 1 2 5 2 1 2 1 10

      0.6∨13÷3
0.06666666667
      0.6(13÷3)÷0.6∨13÷3
9 65
      2J2∨3J1
1J1
      2J2 3J1÷1J1
2 2J¯1
Works in: Dyalog APL

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