DISJUNCTION

disconnection, disjunction

(noun) the act of breaking a connection

disjunction, disjuncture, disconnection, disconnectedness

(noun) state of being disconnected

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

disjunction (countable and uncountable, plural disjunctions)

The act of disjoining; disunion, separation.

The state of being disjoined.

(logic) The proposition resulting from the combination of two or more propositions using the or operator.

(mathematics) A logical operator that results in “true” when some of its operands are true.

(biology) During meiosis, the separation of chromosomes (homologous in meiosis I, and sister chromatids in meiosis II).

Hypernyms

• (in mathematics): logical connective

Hyponyms

• (in logic): inclusive disjunction

• (in logic): exclusive disjunction

Meronyms

• (in logic): disjunct

Coordinate terms

• (in mathematics): conjunction

Source: Wiktionary

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Dis*junc"tion, n. Etym: [L. disjunctio.]

1. The act of disjoining; disunion; separation; a parting; as, the disjunction of soul and body.

2. A disjunctive proposition. Coleridge.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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