Posted by mbstevens on 07/23/06 12:58

On Sun, 23 Jul 2006 12:47:06 +0000, mbstevens wrote:

> Their use is not 'standard' here, either. In mathmatical logic
> and in most (but clearly not all) computer languages it simply
> means a test for inclusive-or with the truth table:
>
> x T F T F
>
> y F T T F
>
> (x || y) T T T F

However, if we interpret being present to mean truth, their use actually
does fall in line with the standard use, since there is no requirement
for ordering in the standard use, either.

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