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Robert Gearhart
@robert_gearhart 18, Aug 2023 12:00 AM
the & and && logical operators
What is the difference between the & and && logical operators in MATLAB?
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Chance Boorman
@boormanchance 31, Aug 2023 10:36 AM
The single ampersand & is the logical AND operator and it can operate on arrays in an element-wise fashion. A & B means that A and B are evaluated.
The double ampersand && is again a logical AND operator that employs short-circuiting behavior. Short-circuiting just means the second operand (right-hand side) is evaluated only when the result is not fully determined by the first operand (left-hand side). In other words, A && B means that B is only evaluated if A is true. These can only operate on scalars, not arrays.