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One of the logical connectives. The proposition , obtained from two propositions and using the exclusive disjunction , is taken to be true if is true and is false, or if is false and is true. In the remaining cases it is taken to be false. Thus, the exclusive disjunction can be expressed in terms of the ordinary (non-exclusive) disjunction by the formula

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Exclusive disjunction. Encyclopedia of Mathematics. URL: http://encyclopediaofmath.org/index.php?title=Exclusive_disjunction&oldid=31389
This article was adapted from an original article by V.N. Grishin (originator), which appeared in Encyclopedia of Mathematics - ISBN 1402006098. See original article
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