US /dɪsˈdʒɔɪnt/ UK /dɪsˈdʒɔɪnt/
verb adj

Meanings

  1. 1
    verb

    to take apart or disconnect; having no elements in common

    The two data sets are disjoint, sharing not a single member.

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Synonyms
1 verb · to take apart or... disconnectseparatedisunitedislocateseverdetach
Opposites
Word family
Derived forms disjointeddisjointedlydisjointedness

Etymology

From Old French desjoint, past participle of desjoindre ('to disjoin'), from Latin disjungere, from dis- ('apart') + jungere ('to join').

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