disjunction

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act of disjoining; disunion, separation.
  2. The state of being disjoined, contrasting, or opposing.
  3. The proposition resulting from the combination of two or more propositions using the or operator.
  4. A logical operator that results in “true” when any of its operands are true.
  5. During meiosis, the separation of chromosomes (homologous in meiosis I, and sister chromatids in meiosis II).

Pronunciation

/dɪsˈdʒʌŋk(t)ʃən/ /dɪsˈdʒʊŋk(t)ʃən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-disjunction.wav

Word forms

disjunction disjunctions

Etymology

From Old French disjunction, from Latin disiunctiō.

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