disjoint

Etymology

From Old French desjoindre

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /dɪsˈdʒɔɪnt/
• Rhymes: -ɔɪnt

Adjective

disjoint (comparative more disjoint, superlative most disjoint)

1. not smooth or continuous; disjointed
2. (set theory) (not used in the comparative or superlative) Of two or more sets, having no members in common; having an intersection equal to the empty set.

Verb

disjoint (third-person singular simple present disjoints, present participle disjointing, simple past and past participle disjointed)

1. To render disjoint; to remove a connection, linkage, or intersection.

   to disjoint limbs; to disjoint bones; to disjoint poultry by carving

   • Prior

     Yet what could swords or poisons, racks or flame, / But mangle and disjoint the brittle frame?

   • Longfellow

     Some half-ruined wall / Disjointed and about to fall.

2. To break the natural order and relations of; to make incoherent.

   a disjointed speech

3. To fall into pieces.

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Shakespeare to this entry?)

Verb

disjoint m (feminine singular disjointe, masculine plural disjoints, feminine plural disjointes)

1. past participle of disjoindre

Adjective

disjoint (feminine singular disjointe, masculine plural disjoints, feminine plural disjointes)

1. disjoint, unattached

Further reading

• “disjoint” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).