disjoint
[ dis-joint ]
/ dɪsˈdʒɔɪnt /
verb (used with object)
to separate or disconnect the joints or joinings of.
to put out of order; derange.
verb (used without object)
to come apart.
to be dislocated; be out of joint.
adjective
Mathematics.
- (of two sets) having no common elements.
- (of a system of sets) having the property that every pair of sets is disjoint.
Obsolete.
disjointed; out of joint.
Origin of disjoint
1400–50; late Middle English
disjointen to destroy < Anglo-French, Old French
desjoint, past participle of
desjoindre to
disjoin
Words nearby disjoint
disjasked,
disject,
disjecta membra,
disjoin,
disjoined,
disjoint,
disjointed,
disjunct,
disjunction,
disjunctive,
disjuncture
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British Dictionary definitions for disjoint
disjoint
/ (dɪsˈdʒɔɪnt) /
verb
to take apart or come apart at the joints
(tr)
to disunite or disjoin
to dislocate or become dislocated
(tr; usually passive)
to end the unity, sequence, or coherence of
adjective
maths
(of two sets) having no members in common
obsolete
disjointed
Medical definitions for disjoint
disjoint
[ dĭs-joint′ ]
v.
To put out of joint; dislocate.