disjunction

English

/dɪsˈdʒʌŋk(t)ʃən/

noun
Definitions
  • The act of disjoining; disunion, separation.
  • The state of being disjoined.
  • (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 some of its operands are true.
  • (biology) During meiosis, the separation of chromosomes (homologous in meiosis I, and sister chromatids in meiosis II).

Etymology

Root from Proto-Indo-European *yewg- (join, yoke, harness, unite, tie together).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*yewg-

Gloss

join, yoke, harness, unite, tie together

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