disjunction
[ dis-juhngk-shuh n ]
/ dɪsˈdʒʌŋk ʃən /
noun
the act of disjoining or the state of being disjoined: a disjunction between thought and action.
Logic.
- Also called disjunctive, inclusive disjunction. a compound proposition that is true if and only if at least one of a number of alternatives is true.
- Also called exclusive disjunction. a compound proposition that is true if and only if one and only one of a number of alternatives is true.
- the relation among the components of such a proposition, usually expressed by AND or V.
Words nearby disjunction
disjoin,
disjoined,
disjoint,
disjointed,
disjunct,
disjunction,
disjunctive,
disjuncture,
disjune,
disk,
disk crank
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British Dictionary definitions for disjunction
disjunction
/ (dɪsˈdʒʌŋkʃən) /
noun
Also called: disjuncture
the act of disconnecting or the state of being disconnected; separation
cytology
the separation of the chromosomes of each homologous pair during the anaphase of meiosis
logic
- the operator that forms a compound sentence from two given sentences and corresponds to the English or
- a sentence so formed. Usually written p ∨ q where p, q are the component sentences, it is true (inclusive sense) whenever either or both of the latter are true; the exclusive disjunction, for which there is no symbol, is true when either but not both disjuncts is
- the relation between such sentences
Medical definitions for disjunction
disjunction
[ dĭs-jŭngk′shən ]
n.
The separation of homologous chromosomes during meiosis.