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In the context of attributing properties to a composed entity based on the properties of its individual parts, what term could be used to describe a system where the new entity possesses a specific attribute only when each of its constituent parts, without exception, exhibits that same attribute?

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The term that can be used to describe a system where the new entity possesses a specific attribute only when each of its constituent parts, without exception, exhibits that same attribute is Boolean.

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The term that can be used to describe a system where the new entity possesses a specific attribute only when each of its constituent parts, without exception, exhibits that same attribute is Boolean.

In a Boolean system, the value of the composed entity is true only if all of its constituent parts are true. If any part is false, the composed entity is also false. This concept is similar to the logical AND operation.

For example, let's consider a system of light bulbs in a room. The system can be defined as true (the room is lit) only if all the light bulbs are working (all parts are true). If even one light bulb is not working, the system is false (the room is dark).

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