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Asked: May 23, 20262026-05-23T20:48:08+00:00 2026-05-23T20:48:08+00:00

Given : a=true b=false why can I do : puts [a && b, a

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Given :

a=true
b=false

why can I do :

puts [a && b, a || b]  #[false, true]

but not

puts [a and b, a or b] 

syntax error, unexpected keyword_and, expecting ‘]’
puts [a and b, a or b]

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    2026-05-23T20:48:09+00:00Added an answer on May 23, 2026 at 8:48 pm

    Apparently, the operator precedence for the comma is higher than “and” but lower than &&.

    Putting parenthesis around the elements works:

    [(a and b), (a or b)]
    
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