In linguistics, a yes–no question, formally known as a polar question, is a question whose expected answer is either `yes` or `no`. Formally, they present an exclusive disjunction, a pair of alternatives of which only one is acceptable. In English, such questions can be formed in both positive and negative forms (e.g. `Will you be here tomo...
[n] - a question that can be answered by yes or no
noun a question that can be answered by yes or no
a question calling for an answer of yes or no, as Are you ready? Cf.