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Webster 1913 Edition
Disjunction
Dis-junc′tion
,Noun.
[L.
disjunctio
.] 1.
The act of disjoining; disunion; separation; a parting;
as, the
. disjunction
of soul and body2.
A disjunctive proposition.
Coleridge.
Webster 1828 Edition
Disjunction
DISJUNCTION
,Noun.
Definition 2024
disjunction
disjunction
English
Noun
disjunction (plural disjunctions)
- act of disjoining; disunion, separation
- 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).
Coordinate terms
- (in mathematics): conjunction
Hypernyms
- (in mathematics): logical connective
Hyponyms
- (in logic): inclusive disjunction
- (in logic): exclusive disjunction
Meronyms
- (in logic): disjunct
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
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See also
References
- "Disjunction" in the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
- "Disjunction" in Wolfram MathWorld
- disjunction at OneLook Dictionary Search