mutually exclusive

English

Adjective

mutually exclusive (not comparable)

1. (logic, probability theory) Describing multiple events or propositions such that the occurrence of any one implies the nonoccurrence of all other events or propositions.

Related terms

• non-exclusive

Translations

describing multiple events being such that the occurrence of any one implies the nonoccurrence of all others

• Belarusian: узаемавыключа́льны (uzajemavyključálʹny)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 互斥 (zh) (hùchì)

• Finnish: toisensa poissulkeva
• Japanese: 排反 (はいはん, haihan)
• Russian: взаимоисключа́ющий (ru) (vzaimoisključájuščij)
• Swedish: ömsesidigt uteslutande
• Tagalog: tambinging dilangkapin
• Ukrainian: взаємови́ключний (vzajemovýključnyj)

See also

• coincidence
• dichotomy
• disjoint set
• double bind
• multitasking
• synchronicity

 

Further reading

• mutual exclusivity on Wikipedia.Wikipedia