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<B>NOT</B> _ _ _  _ _ _  _ _ _  _ _ _ <B>operator</B><P>
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The <em>not</em> operator returns 
<A HREF=r37_0122.html>true</A> if its argument evaluates to 

<A HREF=r37_0014.html>nil</A>, and <em>nil</em> if its argument is <em>true</em>
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<em>not</em>(&lt;logical expression&gt;) 
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if not numberp(a) then write &quot;indeterminate&quot; else write a;
			 


  indeterminate; 


a := 10; 

  A := 10 


if not numberp(a) then write &quot;indeterminate&quot; else write a;
			 


  10 


if not(numberp(a) and a &lt; 0) then write &quot;positive number&quot;;
			 


  positive number

</TT></PRE><P>Logical operators can only be used in conditional statements such 
as 
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<em>if</em>...<em>then</em>...<em>else</em> or <em>while</em>...<em>do</em>. 
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