mutually exclusive — ► not possible at the same time: » Ethics, values, and high performance are not mutually exclusive. Main Entry: ↑exclusive … Financial and business terms
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
mutually exclusive — adjective Date: 1874 being related such that each excludes or precludes the other < mutually exclusive events >; also incompatible < their outlooks were not mutually exclusive > … New Collegiate Dictionary
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
mutually exclusive — 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] * * * … Universalium
mutually exclusive — mu′tually exclu′sive adj. cvb 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[/ex] … From formal English to slang
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
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… … Accounting dictionary
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
