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<B>OR</B> _ _ _  _ _ _  _ _ _  _ _ _ <B>operator</B><P>
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The <em>or</em> binary logical operator returns true if either one or 
both of its arguments is true. 
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&lt;logical expression&gt; <em>or</em> &lt;logical expression&gt; 
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&lt;logical expression&gt; must evaluate to true or nil. 
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a := 10; 

  A := 10 


if a&lt;0 or a&gt;140 then write &quot;not a valid human age&quot; else
   write &quot;age = &quot;,a;
 



  age = 10 


a := 200; 

  A := 200 


if a &lt; 0 or a &gt; 140 then write &quot;not a valid human age&quot;;
			 


  not a valid human age

</TT></PRE><P>The <em>or</em> operator is left associative: <em>x or y or z</em>
 is equivalent to 
<em>(x or y)</em> <em>or z</em>. 
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Logical operators can only be used in conditional expressions, such as 
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<A HREF=r37_0052.html>if</A>...<em>then</em>...<em>else</em> 
and 
<A HREF=r37_0228.html>while</A>...<em>do</em>. 
<em>or</em> evaluates its arguments in order and quits, returning true, 
on finding the first true statement. 
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