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| Subject | use | evaluate | has definition | have purpose | is a synonym of | is a kind of | return | is an instance of | indicate | 
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| binary operator | an infix notation | An operator that has 2 arguments | to perform a simple function of 1 to 3 arguments | operator | a value called its result | ||||
| logical operator | to perform operations on boolean operand(s) | conditional operator | operator | a boolean | |||||
| short circuit operator | to perform a simple function of 1 to 3 arguments | operator | a value called its result | ||||||
| || | an infix notation | its second operand only if the first operand returns false | to return true if at least one of its operands evaluates to true | a boolean | short circuit operator | logical OR | 
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