The difference between Conjunct and Conjunction

When used as nouns, conjunct means either term of a conjunction, whereas conjunction means the act of joining, or condition of being joined.


Conjunct is also adjective with the meaning: conjoined.

check bellow for the other definitions of Conjunct and Conjunction

  1. Conjunct as a noun (logic):

    Either term of a conjunction.

  2. Conjunct as a noun (linguistics):

    An adjunct that supplements a sentence with information, connecting the sentence with previous parts of the discourse. Not considered to be an essential part of the propositional content.

  1. Conjunct as an adjective:

    Conjoined.

    Examples:

    "Set A is conjunct with set B."

  2. Conjunct as an adjective:

    Acting together; collaborative.

  1. Conjunction as a noun:

    The act of joining, or condition of being joined.

    Examples:

    "synonyms connection union"

  2. Conjunction as a noun (obsolete):

    Sexual intercourse.

  3. Conjunction as a noun (grammar):

    A word used to join other words or phrases together into sentences. The specific conjunction used shows how the two joined parts are related. Example: Bread, butter and cheese.

  4. Conjunction as a noun (astronomy):

    The alignment of two bodies in the solar system such that they have the same longitude when seen from Earth.

  5. Conjunction as a noun (astrology):

    An aspect in which planets are in close proximity to one another.

  6. Conjunction as a noun (logic):

    The proposition resulting from the combination of two or more propositions using the ∧ (\and) operator.