exclusive or
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noun exclusive ors · exclusive-or · XOR · xor · EOR · eor
- Exclusive disjunction: the use of or to indicate that of two predicates, one is true and one is false (without specifying which is which); contrasted with inclusive or, which does not imply that one must be false.
- Exclusive disjunction: the use of or to indicate that of two or more predicates, an odd number are true (without specifying which or how many); contrasted with inclusive or, which indicates only that one or more is true.
- An exclusive disjunction; the result of applying the above-described exclusive or to two or more predicates; contrasted with an inclusive or, which is the result of applying an inclusive or.
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noun exclusive disjunction
| Español | o exclusivo |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 排他的論理和 haitateki ronriwa |
| Français | ou exclusif |
| Deutsch | exklusives Oder |
| Русский | исключа́ющее «ИЛИ» |
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title = {exclusive or},
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