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

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

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English and Chinese as far as I know.
This 'and' denotes the union operation.

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What confusion?

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YICHM reply

Yes

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varyingExpertise reply

I didn't think there was a confusion about that until now. Actually I still don't think so. Explain.

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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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… what?

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