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Definitions for disjoint
dɪsˈdʒɔɪntdis·joint
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Princeton's WordNet
disjointverb
having no elements in common
disassociate, dissociate, divorce, disunite, disjointverb
part; cease or break association with
"She disassociated herself from the organization when she found out the identity of the president"
disjoint, disarticulateverb
separate at the joints
"disjoint the chicken before cooking it"
disjoin, disjointverb
make disjoint, separated, or disconnected; undo the joining of
disjoin, disjointverb
become separated, disconnected or disjoint
Wiktionary
disjointverb
To render disjoint; to remove a connection, linkage, or intersection.
disjointadjective
not smooth or continuous; disjointed
disjointadjective
(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.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Disjointparticiple.
Separated; divided.
Etymology: from the verb.
Young Fortinbras,
Holding a weak supposal of our worth;
Thinks, by our late dear brother’s death,
Our state to be disjoint and out of frame. William Shakespeare, Hamlet.To Disjointverb
Etymology: dis and joint.
Be all their ligaments at once unbound,
And their disjointed bones to powder ground. George Sandys, Paraph.Yet what could swords or poison, racks or flame,
But mangle and disjoint the brittle frame,
More fatal Henry’s words; they murder Emma’s fame. Pr.Mould’ring arches, and disjointed columns. Irene.
Rotation must disperse in air,
All things which on the rapid orb appear;
And if no power that motion should controul,
It must disjoint and dissipate the whole. Richard Blackmore.Should a barbarous Indian, who had never seen a palace or a ship, view the separate and disjointed parts, he would be able to form but a very lame and dark idea of either of those excellent and useful inventions. Isaac Watts, Improvm. of the Mind.
The constancy of your wit was not wont to bring forth such disjointed speeches. Philip Sidney, b. ii.
But now her grief has wrought her into frenzy,
The images her troubled fancy forms
Are incoherent, wild; her words disjointed. Smith.To Disjointverb
To fall in pieces.
Let both worlds disjoint, and all things suffer,
Ere we will eat our meal in fear. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.
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disjoint
Disjoint refers to the concept where two or more sets have no common elements or members. The intersection of disjoint sets is an empty set. In a broader sense, it can also refer to things, events, or activities that are separate, distinct or unrelated to each other.
Webster Dictionary
Disjointadjective
disjointed; unconnected; -- opposed to conjoint
Disjointverb
difficult situation; dilemma; strait
Disjointverb
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
Disjointverb
to separate at junctures or joints; to break where parts are united; to break in pieces; as, disjointed columns; to disjoint and edifice
Disjointverb
to break the natural order and relations of; to make incoherent; as, a disjointed speech
Disjointverb
to fall in pieces
Etymology: [OF. desjoint, p. p. of desjoindre. See Disjoin.]
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of disjoint in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of disjoint in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
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