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Definition of Disjoint
1. Adjective. Having no elements in common.
2. Verb. Part; cease or break association with. "She disassociated herself from the organization when she found out the identity of the president"
Generic synonyms: Break, Break Up, Part, Separate, Split, Split Up
Derivative terms: Disassociation, Disassociation, Dissociation, Dissociation, Disunion
3. Verb. Separate at the joints. "Disjoint the chicken before cooking it"
4. Verb. Make disjoint, separated, or disconnected; undo the joining of.
Causes: Disjoin
Generic synonyms: Disunite, Divide, Part, Separate
Derivative terms: Disjunction, Disjunctive, Disjuncture
Antonyms: Join
5. Verb. Become separated, disconnected or disjoint.
Generic synonyms: Divide, Part, Separate
Derivative terms: Disjunction, Disjunctive, Disjuncture
Antonyms: Join
Definition of Disjoint
1. a. Disjointed; unconnected; -- opposed to conjoint.
2. n. Difficult situation; dilemma; strait.
3. v. t. To separate the joints of; to separate, as parts united by joints; to put out of joint; to force out of its socket; to dislocate; as, to disjoint limbs; to disjoint bones; to disjoint a fowl in carving.
4. v. i. To fall in pieces.
Definition of Disjoint
1. Adjective. not smooth or continuous; disjointed ¹
2. Adjective. (set theory) (''not used in the comparative or superlative'') Of two or more sets, having no members in common; having an intersection equal to the empty set. ¹
3. Verb. To render disjoint; to remove a connection, linkage, or intersection. ¹
4. Verb. To fall into pieces. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Disjoint
1. to put out of order [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Disjoint
Literary usage of Disjoint
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Annual Meeting of the American Institute of Instruction by American Institute of Instruction, Meeting (1879)
"JOINT AND disjoint EDUCATION IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. ... By disjoint education is
meant that opposed form of school organization in which children and youth ..."
2. Real Analysis by Andrew M. Bruckner, Judith B. Bruckner, Brian S. Thomson (1997)
"The class B contains all open sets, is closed under countable disjoint unions,
... Two disjoint sets P and Q are said to be Borel separated if there are ..."
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