disjunction
The act of disjoiningThe act of disjoining; disunion, separation.
Meaning
5 senses(countable, uncountable)The act of disjoining; disunion, separation.
the act of breaking a connection
(countable, uncountable)The state of being disjoined, contrasting, or opposing.
the disjunction expressed by disjunctive conjunctions, such as but or or
state of being disconnected
(countable, uncountable)The proposition resulting from the combination of two or more propositions using the or operator.
Disjunktion
дизъю́нкцияdizʺjúnkcija
диз'ю́нкціяdyzʺjúnkcija
(countable, uncountable)A logical operator that results in “true” when any of its operands are true.
(countable, uncountable)During meiosis, the separation of chromosomes (homologous in meiosis I, and sister chromatids in meiosis II).
Translations
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Origin
From Old French disjunction, from Latin disiunctiō.From Old French disjunction, from Latin disiunctiō.
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Forms
plural: disjunctions| Singular | disjunction |
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Synonyms
3 synonyms- state of being disconnected:disjuncturedisconnectiondisconnectedness
- the act of breaking a connection:disconnection
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable