disjunctive
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- adjective
- /dɪsˈdʒʌŋktɪv/
:
disyuntivo
- The two groups in the study were disjunctive, meaning they did not overlap in any characteristics.
- disjunctive form
- disjunctive synthesis
- disjunctive distress
So, you know, when we're thinking about just a plain old disjunctive syllogism, Socrates is mortal or he is immortal, right?
- So, you know, when we're thinking about just a plain old disjunctive syllogism, Socrates is mortal or he is immortal, right?
Examples
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Academic discussions of ideology have commonly identified two disjunctive themes.
Academic text (1991) -
In these later works, the two elements are physically disjunctive.
Academic text (2004) -
We next show that we can similarly use disjunctive normal form in synthesis.
Academic text (2012) -
Nevertheless, it continued to push for the disjunctive in the district courts, and at times was successful.
Academic text (1990) -
The Ninth Circuit did not address the disjunctive clause in Title II.
Academic text (2017) -
As such, the regulation may not apply if a claim can and does stem from this second, disjunctive Title II clause.
Academic text (2017) -
Strength of belief in the values of the code does not relate to higher or lower disjunctive distress (see Table 2).
Academic text (2008) -
Institutions that cross caste boundaries are disjunctive according to caste distinctions.
Academic text (1998) -
To be sure, some promises might appropriately take disjunctive form at the outset, as might be the prevailing assumption among perfectly rational, profit-maximizing firms.
Academic text (2018) -
(n64) The Confederation Congress also used the disjunctive form in its Northwest Territory Ordinance of 1787.
Academic text (2004)
Synonyms
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Making a clear border between two areas
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Causing things to be divided into parts
Not connected or joined, so parts seem separate
Antonyms
Compounds
How Separate
Surface Forms
Morphology
disjunctive = disjunct (semi-transparent) = dis + junct + ive
Formed by the regular adjectival suffix '-ive' added to 'disjunct', so the morphological step from the immediate base to 'disjunctive' is straightforward.
Etymology
Disjunctive comes from the parts dis- meaning 'apart' and junct meaning 'join', the same root you see in join and junction. So disjunctive describes something that separates or shows things are not joined.