Explain what is Boolean algebra?
Definition of Boolean algebra
A non-empty set on which two binary operations (addition), (multiplication) and one unary operation (complementation) are defined, is said to be a Boolean algebra if the following postulates are satisfied :
1. and are commutative.
i.e.
and,
2. is distributive over
i.e.
3. is distributive over
i.e.
4. There exist distinct elements and in such that,
and
5. The operation satisfies :
and
The Boolean algebra is denoted by