disjoint.
Not smooth or continuous; disjointed.
Meaning & usage
Not smooth or continuous; disjointed.
Of two or more sets, having no members in common; having an intersection equal to the empty set.
Of two or more elements in a lattice, having a meet equal to the bottom element.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English disjoynen, from Old French desjoindre (“disjoin”), from Latin disiungō, from dis- + iungō (“join”).
To render disjoint; to remove a connection, linkage, or intersection.
To break the natural order and relations of; to make incoherent.
To fall into pieces.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English disjoynen, from Old French desjoindre (“disjoin”), from Latin disiungō, from dis- + iungō (“join”).
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