If the occurrence of one event precludes the occurrence of another, the events are: MCQ with Answer and Explanation

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If the occurrence of one event precludes the occurrence of another, the events are:

A. Independent

B. Exhaustive

C. Equally likely

D. Mutually Exclusive

Answer: Option D

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Mutually exclusive means disjoint events; if one happens, the other definitively cannot.

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