Introduction to Boolean Logic (continued)

NOT:

• Retrieves a set from which citations to articles containing specified search terms following the NOT operator are eliminated.

Example: arthritis NOT letter

Note in the diagram to the right and in the sample search results below that the retrieval is a portion of the total retrieval for arthritis – that portion not including the term letter.

• Use the NOT operator with caution; you might eliminate relevant articles.

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