disjoint

/dis'dʤɔint/
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disjoint

The chef disjoints the chicken before cooking it.

Definition

  1. Adjective:

    • Having no elements in common: Used primarily in mathematics and set theory to describe sets that do not share any members. For example, two sets are disjoint if their intersection is empty.

  2. Verb:

    • To become separated, disconnected, or disjointed: To come apart at the joints or connections.
    • To make disjoint, separated, or disconnected; to undo the joining of: To take something apart at its points of connection.
    • To separate at the joints: A specific action, often used in cooking or anatomy, to divide something by its natural joints.
    • To part; to cease or break association with: To dissociate or separate oneself from a group, idea, or situation.
Usage Examples

  • Adjective:

    • In a Venn diagram, two circles that do not overlap represent disjoint sets.
    • The events are statistically disjoint, meaning they cannot happen at the same time.

  • Verb:

    • The old book's binding was so weak that the pages began to disjoint.
    • The mechanic had to disjoint the pipes to fix the leak.
    • Please disjoint the chicken before cooking it for easier serving.
    • She decided to disjoint herself from the committee after the controversial decision.
Advanced Usage
  • In Logic/Mathematics: Used to describe mutually exclusive events or sets.
    • The probability of two disjoint events occurring together is zero.
  • Formal/Literary Use: Can describe a state of being disconnected or incoherent.
    • His narrative felt disjoint, jumping between unrelated ideas.
Variants and Related Words
  • Disjointed (Adjective): Lacking a coherent sequence or connection; disconnected.
    • He gave a disjointed account of the evening's events.
  • Disjointedly (Adverb): In a disconnected or incoherent manner.
    • The thoughts came to him disjointedly.
Synonyms
  • Adjective: Separate, distinct, unconnected, mutually exclusive.
  • Verb: Disconnect, separate, disengage, dissociate, disunite, disarticulate.
Related Phrasal Verbs/Constructions

(Note: "Disjoint" is not commonly used in standard phrasal verb constructions. Its meanings are typically expressed directly.) - To disjoint from: A less common construction meaning to separate from. - The artist sought to disjoint his later work from his earlier commercial style.

Related Idioms

(Note: There are no common idioms centered on the word "disjoint.")

disjoint

The chef disjoints the chicken before cooking it.

Adjective
  1. having no elements in common
Verb
  1. become separated, disconnected or disjoint
  2. make disjoint, separated, or disconnected; undo the joining of
  3. separate at the joints
    • disjoint the chicken before cooking it
  4. part; cease or break association with
    • She disassociated herself from the organization when she found out the identity of the president

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