disjoint

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English disjoynen, from Old French desjoindre (“disjoin”), from Latin disiungō, from dis- + iungō (“join”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /dɪsˈd͡ʒɔɪnt/ Rhymes: -ɔɪnt === Adjective === disjoint (comparative more disjoint, superlative most disjoint) Not smooth or continuous; disjointed. (set theory, not comparable) Of two or more sets, having no members in common; having an intersection equal to the empty set. (algebra, not comparable) Of two or more elements in a lattice, having a meet equal to the bottom element. ==== Antonyms ==== non-disjoint overlapping ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== disjunct conjoint ==== Translations ==== === Verb === disjoint (third-person singular simple present disjoints, present participle disjointing, simple past and past participle disjointed) To render disjoint; to remove a connection, linkage, or intersection. Synonym: disarticulate Antonyms: rejoint, rearticulate Near-synonyms: unjoin; disassemble, take apart to disjoint limbs; to disjoint bones; to disjoint poultry by carving To break the natural order and relations of; to make incoherent. a disjointed speech (obsolete) To fall into pieces. ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== disjoin == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /dis.ʒwɛ̃/, /diz.ʒwɛ̃/ === Participle === disjoint (feminine disjointe, masculine plural disjoints, feminine plural disjointes) past participle of disjoindre === Adjective === disjoint (feminine disjointe, masculine plural disjoints, feminine plural disjointes) disjoint, unattached === Further reading === “disjoint”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012