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disjunction.

The act of disjoining; disunion, separation.

11 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/dɪsˈdʒʌŋk(t)ʃən/UK/dɪsˈdʒʊŋk(t)ʃən/UK
  1. The act of disjoining; disunion, separation.

    countable · uncountable
  2. The state of being disjoined, contrasting, or opposing.

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    the disjunction expressed by disjunctive conjunctions, such as but or or
  3. The proposition resulting from the combination of two or more propositions using the or operator.

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  4. A logical operator that results in “true” when any of its operands are true.

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

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Where this word comes from

From Old French disjunction, from Latin disiunctiō.

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