George Boole's development of an expanded form of calculation known as "Boolean algebra" was a major step in the new discipline known as __________.

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George Boole's development of Boolean algebra was a significant step in the field of symbolic logic. The principles of Boolean algebra are still widely used in the design of digital circuits and computer programming languages. While Boole's work may have indirectly influenced the development of artificial intelligence and programmed instruction, neither of these fields can be considered the direct result of his work. Analytical geometry is also unrelated to Boolean algebra.

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