Purpose
The IMP operator works as both a logical and a bitwise arithmetic operator.
Syntax
p IMP q
Remarks
IMP as a logical operator
The IMP operator returns FALSE (zero) if and only if its first operand is TRUE (non-zero), and its second operand is FALSE. In all other cases, it returns TRUE.
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Truth table |
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x |
y |
x IMP y |
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T |
T |
T |
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T |
F |
F |
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F |
T |
T |
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F |
F |
T |
Using IMP as a bitwise arithmetic operator
IMP is seldom used as a bitwise arithmetic operator, but here is a sample:
See also
Arithmetic Operators, AND, EQV, ISFALSE, ISTRUE, NOT, OR, XOR