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pbrockway2, Thanks for your helpful insights.

I think the point of these basic identities, as they're called in the text, is to give guidance for simplifying code in the condition. Whether or not...

Thank you, Zaphod_b!

Great explanation!

...and yes, it look very much like your example - only with a solid line between the arrow points.

The book shows a solid line between the arrow points. It means "the same thing as" (equivalent). I take it that's what your symbol means, too.

Norm,

This is right out of an intro to Java textbook. This reference table is titled Basic Identities of Boolean Logic. These statements are meant to show a simplified equivalent (right side of...

I'm looking at a table meant to help me simplify condition code, but I'm not exactly sure what these statements mean. I understand the first one: !!x (double-arrow) x. No problem. A double-negative...