Two outcomes are said to be _____ if it is impossible for both outcomes to occur simultaneously for a given individual.
A)mutually exclusive
B)mutually conditional
C)mutually distributed
D)mutually impossible

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Two outcomes are said to be mutually exclusive if the occurrence of one outcome makes the occurrence of the other outcome impossible. For example, the outcome of flipping a coin can either be heads or tails, but it cannot be both at the same time. Therefore, the outcomes are mutually exclusive.

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