Logical conjunction

Logical conjunction

AND
Definition	${\displaystyle xy}$
Truth table	${\displaystyle (1000)}$
Logic gate
Normal forms
Disjunctive	${\displaystyle xy}$
Conjunctive	${\displaystyle xy}$
Zhegalkin polynomial	${\displaystyle xy}$
Post's lattices
0-preserving	yes
1-preserving	yes
Monotone	no
Affine	no
Self-dual	no
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Logical connectives
NOT ${\displaystyle \neg A,-A,{\overline {A}},\sim A}$ AND ${\displaystyle A\land B,A\cdot B,AB,A\ \&\ B,A\ \&\&\ B}$ NAND ${\displaystyle A{\overline {\land }}B,A\uparrow B,A\mid B,{\overline {A\cdot B}}}$ OR ${\displaystyle A\lor B,A+B,A\mid B,A\parallel B}$ NOR ${\displaystyle A{\overline {\lor }}B,A\downarrow B,{\overline {A+B}}}$ XNOR ${\displaystyle A\odot B,{\overline {A{\overline {\lor }}B}}}$ └ equivalent ${\displaystyle A\equiv B,A\Leftrightarrow B,A\leftrightharpoons B}$ XOR ${\displaystyle A{\underline {\lor }}B,A\oplus B}$ └nonequivalent ${\displaystyle A\not \equiv B,A\not \Leftrightarrow B,A\nleftrightarrow B}$ implies ${\displaystyle A\Rightarrow B,A\supset B,A\rightarrow B}$ nonimplication (NIMPLY) ${\displaystyle A\not \Rightarrow B,A\not \supset B,A\nrightarrow B}$ converse ${\displaystyle A\Leftarrow B,A\subset B,A\leftarrow B}$ converse nonimplication ${\displaystyle A\not \Leftarrow B,A\not \subset B,A\nleftarrow B}$
Related concepts
Propositional calculus Predicate logic Boolean algebra Truth table Truth function Boolean function Functional completeness Scope (logic)
Applications
Digital logic Programming languages Mathematical logic Philosophy of logic
Category
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In logic, mathematics and linguistics, and (${\displaystyle \wedge }$) is the truth-functional operator of conjunction or logical conjunction. The logical connective of this operator is typically represented as ${\displaystyle \wedge }$^[1] or ${\displaystyle \&}$ or ${\displaystyle K}$ (prefix) or ${\displaystyle \times }$ or ${\displaystyle \cdot }$^[2] in which ${\displaystyle \wedge }$ is the most modern and widely used.

The and of a set of operands is true if and only if all of its operands are true, i.e., ${\displaystyle A\land B}$ is true if and only if ${\displaystyle A}$ is true and ${\displaystyle B}$ is true.

An operand of a conjunction is a conjunct.^[3]

Beyond logic, the term "conjunction" also refers to similar concepts in other fields:

• In natural language, the denotation of expressions such as English "and";
• In programming languages, the short-circuit and control structure;
• In set theory, intersection.
• In lattice theory, logical conjunction (greatest lower bound).