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of or pertaining to a situation involving two or more events, possibilities, etc., in which the occurrence of one precludes the occurrence of the other: mutually exclusive plans of action.[1870-75]
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mutually exclusive — adjective unable to be both true at the same time (Freq. 3) • Syn: ↑contradictory • Similar to: ↑incompatible • Derivationally related forms: ↑contradictoriness (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
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mutually exclusive — if two things are mutually exclusive, they cannot both happen, exist, or be true at the same time Great art and commercialism are surely mutually exclusive … English dictionary
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Mutually exclusive events — For the programming algorithms, see Mutual exclusion. In layman s terms, two events are mutually exclusive if they cannot occur at the same time. An example is tossing a coin once, which can result in either heads or tails, but not both. In the… … Wikipedia
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mutually exclusive projects — A number of alternative projects being considered for appraisal, in which no one project can be pursued in conjunction with any of the other projects. For example, a parcel of land may be used to build a factory, an office block, or a mixture of… … Big dictionary of business and management
mutually exclusive/jointly exhaustive — See exclusive/exhaustive … Philosophy dictionary
