nLab mutually exclusive events

Definition

In probability theory, a finite family of events $E_i$ for $0 \leq i \lt n$ is said to be mutually exclusive or pairwise mutually exclusive if for all $0 \leq i, j \lt n$ such that $i \neq j$, $E_i \cap E_j = \emptyset$.

 Related concepts

• event

 References

• Wikipedia, Mutual exclusivity