The difference between Conjunct and Disjunct

When used as nouns, conjunct means either term of a conjunction, whereas disjunct means one of multiple propositions, any of which, if true, confirm the validity of another proposition (a disjunction).

When used as adjectives, conjunct means conjoined, whereas disjunct means separate.


check bellow for the other definitions of Conjunct and Disjunct

  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. Disjunct as a noun (logic):

    One of multiple propositions, any of which, if true, confirm the validity of another proposition (a disjunction).

  2. Disjunct as a noun (linguistics):

    Any sentence element that is not fully integrated into the clausal structure of the sentence.

  3. Disjunct as a noun (linguistics):

    An adverbial that expresses the speaker's or writer's attitude towards, or descriptive statement of, the propositional content of the associated clause or sentence.

  1. Disjunct as an adjective:

    Separate; discontinuous; not connected.

  2. Disjunct as an adjective (botany):

    Occurring in widely separated geographic areas.

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