Although neither FALSE nor UNKNOWN returns values, there is an important logical difference between FALSE and UNKNOWN, because the opposite of false (“not false”) is true. For example, “1 = 2” evaluates to false and its opposite, “1 != 2”, evaluates to true. But “not unknown” is still unknown. If null values are included in a comparison, you cannot negate the expression to get the opposite set of rows or the opposite truth value.
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