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If the knowledge that an event A has occurred implies that a second event B cannot occur, then the events A and B are said to be A. disjoint. B. the sample space. C. independent. D. collectively exhaustive.

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If the knowledge that an event A has occurred implies that a second event B cannot occur, then the events A and B are said to be A. disjoint. B. the sample space. C. independent. D. collectively exhaustive.

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The correct answer is A. disjoint. If the occurrence of event A implies that event B cannot occur, then these events are disjoint. This means that they have no outcomes in common and cannot occur simultaneously.

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