The difference between Disjunct and Disjunction

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

Disjunct is also adjective with the meaning: separate.

check bellow for the other definitions of Disjunct and Disjunction

  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.

  1. Disjunction as a noun:

    The act of disjoining; disunion, separation.

  2. Disjunction as a noun:

    The state of being disjoined.

  3. Disjunction as a noun (logic):

    The proposition resulting from the combination of two or more propositions using the or operator.

  4. Disjunction as a noun (mathematics):

    A logical operator that results in “true” when some of its operands are true.

  5. Disjunction as a noun (biology):

    During meiosis, the separation of chromosomes (homologous in meiosis I, and sister chromatids in meiosis II).

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