BOOLEAN EXPRESSIONS In DECTPU, all odd integers can be used to represent the Boolean value TRUE, and all even integers can be used to represent the Boolean value FALSE. DECTPU evaluates Boolean expressions by performing logical operations on the operands one bit at a time. For example, if DECTPU encounters the expression 7 AND 9, it performs four AND operations, evaluating each bit of 7 with the corresponding bit of 9, as follows: 0 1 1 1 AND AND AND AND 1 0 0 1 --------------------- 0 0 0 1 In this example, the four bits produced by the four AND operations evaluate to 1. Since odd values are TRUE, the result of 7 and 9 could be used to represent the Boolean value TRUE. When executing a Boolean expression, DECTPU evaluates expressions enclosed in parentheses before other elements. When using multiple operators (logical or otherwise) in one expression, you should use parentheses to ensure that the compiler evaluates expressions in the order you intend. For example, the following IF clause shows how to parenthesize an expression containing both logical and relational operators: IF (x = 12) AND (y <> 40)