dis-junction
ʃən noun
1.
the act of disjoining or the state of being disjoined: a disjunction between thought and action.
2.
Logic.
a.
Also called disjunctive, inclusive disjunction. a compound proposition that is true if and only if at least one of a number of alternatives is true.
b.
Also called exclusive disjunction. a compound proposition that is true if and only if one and only one of a number of alternatives is true.
c.
the relation among the components of such a proposition, usually expressed by AND or V.
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disjunction (dɪsˈdʒʌŋkʃən) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | Also called: disjuncture the act of disconnecting or the state of being disconnected; separation |
| 2. | cytology the separation of the chromosomes of each homologous pair during the anaphase of meiosis |
| 3. | logic |
| a. the operator that forms a compound sentence from two given sentences and corresponds to the English or | |
| b. a sentence so formed. Usually written p∨q where p, q are the component sentences, it is true (inclusive sense) whenever either or both of the latter are true; the exclusive disjunction, for which there is no symbol, is true when either but not both disjuncts is | |
| c. the relation between such sentences | |
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disjunction dis·junc·tion (dĭs-jŭngk'shən)
n.
The separation of homologous chromosomes during meiosis.
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