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mutual exclusiveness

 

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Noun mutual exclusiveness has 1 sense
  1. incompatibility, mutual exclusiveness, inconsistency, repugnance - the relation between propositions that cannot both be true at the same time
    --1 is a kind of contradictoriness

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Mutual Exclusiveness

Definition: Mutual exclusiveness refers to the condition where two or more things cannot coexist or occur simultaneously.

Part of Speech: Noun

Senses:

Sense 1:

Definition: The state of being mutually exclusive or incompatible.

Example: The mutual exclusiveness of their political ideologies led to constant disagreements.

Sense 2:

Definition: The principle that one thing necessarily excludes the possibility of another.

Example: In the game of chess, the mutual exclusiveness of moving two pieces at once is fundamental to the rules.

Sense 3:

Definition: The property of events or outcomes that cannot occur simultaneously.

Example: The mutual exclusiveness of the events "heads" and "tails" ensures that only one can transpire when flipping a coin.

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