disjunction
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disjunction
- /dɪsˈdʒʌŋk(t)ʃən/ UK
- /dɪsˈdʒʊŋk(t)ʃən/ UK
Rhymes with -ʌŋkʃən
Where it comes from
From Old French disjunction, from Latin disiunctiō.
noun disjunctions
- The act of disjoining; disunion, separation.
- The state of being disjoined, contrasting, or opposing. the disjunction expressed by disjunctive conjunctions, such as but or or
- The proposition resulting from the combination of two or more propositions using the or operator.
- A logical operator that results in “true” when any of its operands are true.
- During meiosis, the separation of chromosomes (homologous in meiosis I, and sister chromatids in meiosis II).
Similar: disjuncture · Opposite: junction
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noun
Similar: disjuncture · Opposite: junction
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noun logic: proposition resulting from the combination of two or more propositions using the or operator
| Español | disyunción |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 選言命題 sengen meidai, 選言 sengen |
| 中文 | 析取 xīqǔ |
| Português | disjunção |
| Français | disjonction |
| Deutsch | Disjunktion |
| Ελληνικά | διάζευξη diázefxi |
| Română | disjuncție |
| Русский | дизъю́нкция dizʺjúnkcija |
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title = {disjunction},
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