disjunction

== English == === Etymology === From Old French disjunction, from Latin disiunctiō. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /dɪsˈdʒʌŋk(t)ʃən/, /dɪsˈdʒʊŋk(t)ʃən/ Rhymes: -ʌŋkʃən === Noun === disjunction (countable and uncountable, plural disjunctions) The act of disjoining; disunion, separation. The state of being disjoined, contrasting, or opposing. (logic) The proposition resulting from the combination of two or more propositions using the or operator. (mathematics) A logical operator that results in “true” when any of its operands are true. (biology) During meiosis, the separation of chromosomes (homologous in meiosis I, and sister chromatids in meiosis II). ==== Synonyms ==== ==== Antonyms ==== See Thesaurus:junction ==== Hypernyms ==== (in mathematics): logical connective ==== Hyponyms ==== (in logic): inclusive disjunction (in logic): exclusive disjunction ==== Meronyms ==== (in logic): disjunct ==== Coordinate terms ==== (in mathematics): conjunction ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== See Thesaurus:junction ==== Translations ==== === See also === conjunction === References === "Disjunction" in the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy "Disjunction" in Wolfram MathWorld “disjunction”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.