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disjoint

[dis-joint]

verb (used with object)

to separate or disconnect the joints or joinings of.

to put out of order; derange.

verb (used without object)

to come apart.

to be dislocated; be out of joint.

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one of several highly systematic methods of treating problems by a special system of algebraic notations, such as differential or integral calculus

a number usually expressed in the form a/b, a ratio of algebraic quantities similarly expressed

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adjective

Mathematics.

(of two sets) having no common elements.

(of a system of sets) having the property that every pair of sets is disjoint.

Obsolete. disjointed; out of joint.

Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English disjointen to destroy < Anglo-French, Old French desjoint, past participle of desjoindre to disjoin

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World English Dictionary

disjoint (dɪsˈdʒɔɪnt)

—vb
1.	to take apart or come apart at the joints
2.	(tr) to disunite or disjoin
3.	to dislocate or become dislocated
4.	(tr; usually passive) to end the unity, sequence, or coherence of

—*adj*
5.	maths (of two sets) having no members in common
6.	obsolete disjointed

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disjoint dis·joint (dĭs-joint')
v. dis·joint·ed, dis·joint·ing, dis·joints
To put out of joint; dislocate.

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