disjunctively
- adverb
- /dɪsˈdʒʌŋktɪvli/
- Specialized
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disyuntivamente
- In logic, statements can be combined disjunctively to show that at least one must be true.
Examples
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The options were presented disjunctively, so you could choose either one or the other.
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The teacher explained the rule disjunctively, making it clear that only one condition needed to be met.
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Think disjunctively!
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You can choose disjunctively between coffee or tea.
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The options were presented disjunctively, so you could choose either one or the other.
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In logic, statements can be combined disjunctively to show that at least one must be true.
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The teacher explained the rule disjunctively, making it clear that only one condition needed to be met.
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Surface Forms
Morphology
disjunctively = disjunctive (semi-transparent) = dis + junct + ive + ly
Standard adjectival-to-adverb -ly derivation from 'disjunctive' yields the expected adverbial form.
Etymology
Disjunctively comes from the parts dis- meaning 'apart' and junct meaning 'join', the same root you see in junction and join. So using something disjunctively is like putting options 'apart' — for example saying A 'or' B to show separate choices.