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Also known as exclusive disjunction, XOR, EOR, EXOR, , , , disjoint

true when either but not both inputs are true

Key facts

Truth table
( 0110 ) {\displaystyle (0110)}
Disjunctive
x ¯ ⋅ y + x ⋅ y ¯ {\displaystyle {\overline {x}}\cdot y+x\cdot {\overline {y}}}
Conjunctive
( x ¯ + y ¯ ) ⋅ ( x + y ) {\displaystyle ({\overline {x}}+{\overline {y}})\cdot (x+y)}
Zhegalkin polynomial
x ⊕ y {\displaystyle x\oplus y}
0 preserving
yes
1 preserving
no
Monotone
no
Affine
yes
Self dual
no

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
logical operator
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Stack Exchange tag
stackoverflow.com/tags/xor
TeX string
\oplus
Unicode character
Commons category
Exclusive disjunction
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Propositional calculus Predicate logic Boolean algebra Truth table Truth function Boolean function Functional completeness Scope (logic)

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