disjoint
Use Disjoint in a sentence
verb (used with object)
1.
to separate or disconnect the joints or joinings of.
2.
to put out of order; derange.
verb (used without object)
3.
to come apart.
4.
to be dislocated; be out of joint.
adjective
5.
Mathematics.
a.
(of two sets) having no common elements.
b.
(of a system of sets) having the property that every pair of sets is disjoint.
6.
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
1400–50; late Middle English disjointen to destroy < Anglo-French, Old French desjoint, past participle of desjoindre to disjoin
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disjoint (dɪsˈdʒɔɪnt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —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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Medical Dictionary
disjoint dis·joint (dĭs-joint')
v. dis·joint·ed, dis·joint·ing, dis·joints
To put out of joint; dislocate.
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Example sentences
Remove wing by cutting through skin and flesh around upper wing joint which lies next to body, then disjoint from body.
At each level of the pyramid, the frame is divided into disjoint fixed size blocks as in the simple block determination approach.
It seems that on this locus the two populations were disjoint, they exhibited no substantial overlap.
Use the addition rule for disjoint events and the multiplication rule for independent events.
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