A joined property of the statements \(P\) and \(Q\), read

	“\(P\) excludes \(Q\)”,
or	“\(P\) precludes \(Q\)”,
or	“\(P\) contradicts \(Q\)”,

if and only if

\(P\) and \(Q\) cannot be true at the same time,

which means that

\begin{equation*} \lnot (P \land Q) \end{equation*}

is a tautology.

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