The conjunction of a set of logic statements is true if and only if all of its statements are true. The symbol to represent conjunction is , i.e. given logical statements , is true if and are both true. It is read as “A and B”, and the symbol is called a wedge.
Relations to similar concepts
These concepts all share similar characteristics, but their field is intrinsically different:
- programming languages: use of ampersand ’&’, ’&&’ within control structures
- set theory: intersection
Truth table
| A | B | |
|---|---|---|
| F | F | F |
| F | T | F |
| T | F | F |
| T | T | T |