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YICHM @lemmy.world

In natural languages¹, the word 'and' can be used to denote the union operation. The confusion over (logical) 'and' &² 'or' stems from that.

footnotes:

  1. English and Chinese as far as I know.
  2. This 'and' denotes the union operation.
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  • If you mean 'how confusing it is to understand logical programming using the Chinese language' then sure. But I'm not certain why you're wrapping up AND from the English language in this. It does not imply union and abstract grammar usage like 与 does.

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