How to use logical conjunction properly

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On this website in equation (20) they use

$$ d \, S = a \, d \, u \land d \, v $$

I have learned that $\land$ is the truth-functional operator of logical conjunction and that such logical operators are used between expressions evaluating either true or false.

In the equation/expression(?) above, can the two operands(?) $d \, S = a \, d \, u$ and $d \, v$ separately evaluate to a truth value? Otherwise, I haven't understood how to use $\land$ properly.

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The wedge product as used in e.g. $\mathrm du \wedge \mathrm dv$ is completely separate from logical conjunction $\alpha\land\beta$.

There are even two TeX commands: \wedge and \land, where the latter is to be used for conjunction ("logical and"), to keep the two separated in writing your documents.