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Disjunction
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Disjunction, in logic, relation or connection of terms in a proposition to express the concept āorā; it is a statement of alternatives (sometimes called āalternationā). For clarity, exclusive disjunction (either x or y, but not both), symbolized x ā» y, must be distinguished from inclusive disjunction (either x or y, or both x and y), symbolized x āØ y. See also implication.
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