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glossary:disjunction [13.04.26, 20:27:25] – [Disjunction (logic)] saschaglossary:disjunction [13.04.26, 20:29:33] (current) – sascha
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 This usually means you can have //either// ice cream //or// fruit salad, //but not both//, i.e. this question uses an //exclusive// “or”, also known as “[[glossary:contravalence|contravalence]]”.  This usually means you can have //either// ice cream //or// fruit salad, //but not both//, i.e. this question uses an //exclusive// “or”, also known as “[[glossary:contravalence|contravalence]]”. 
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-===== Description ===== 
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-The term “disjunction” is here used as a general term for two different (though closely related) logical forms that are both expressed with the same word ("or") in common English. 
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-**Note:** The term “disjunction” is also sometimes used specifically as a synonym to “adjunction”, i.e. to refer to //inclusive// disjunction. This can however cause confusion and is not recommended. 
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-For more information, see the articles on [[glossary:adjunction|adjunction]] and [[glossary:contravalence|contravalence]]. 
  
 ===== See also ===== ===== See also =====
  
   * [[glossary:adjunction|Adjunction]] – //inclusive// disjunction: A //or// B (or both)   * [[glossary:adjunction|Adjunction]] – //inclusive// disjunction: A //or// B (or both)
-  * [[glossary:contravalence|Contravalence]] - //exclusive// disjunction: A //or// B (but not both)+  * [[glossary:contravalence|Contravalence]] – //exclusive// disjunction: A //or// B (but not both)
  
-  * [[logic:formal_fallacies:affirming_a_disjunct|Affirming a disjunct]] +  * [[logic:formal_fallacies:affirming_a_disjunct|Affirming a disjunct]] – logical fallacy 
-  * [[glossary:conjunction|Conjunction]]+  * [[glossary:conjunction|Conjunction]] – proposition of the form "A //and// B"
  
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