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Suppose I have two events A and B, and I want to say that exactly one of them will occur. 

Which of the following is grammatically correct:

  1. "Exactly one of A or B occurs."

  2. "Exactly one of A and B occurs."

  1. "Exactly one of A or B occurs." 2. "Exactly one of A and B occurs."

Doing a search for this question online has only led to a multitude of probability theory assignments, in which both options appear.

Suppose I have two events A and B, and I want to say that exactly one of them will occur. Which of the following is grammatically correct:

  1. "Exactly one of A or B occurs."

  2. "Exactly one of A and B occurs."

Doing a search for this question online has only led to a multitude of probability theory assignments, in which both options appear.

Suppose I have two events A and B, and I want to say that exactly one of them will occur. 

Which of the following is grammatically correct:

  1. "Exactly one of A or B occurs." 2. "Exactly one of A and B occurs."

Doing a search for this question online has only led to a multitude of probability theory assignments, in which both options appear.

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"one of A and B" or "one of A or B"?

Suppose I have two events A and B, and I want to say that exactly one of them will occur. Which of the following is grammatically correct:

  1. "Exactly one of A or B occurs."

  2. "Exactly one of A and B occurs."

Doing a search for this question online has only led to a multitude of probability theory assignments, in which both options appear.