Meaning & use
disjoint
Having no elements or parts in common; completely separate and unconnected.
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The two sets of test scores were disjoint, so no student appeared on both lists.
Her speech felt disjoint, jumping between unrelated topics with no clear transitions.
A note on using this word
In mathematics, 'disjoint sets' specifically means sets that share no members at all; outside math, 'disjoint' more loosely describes anything disconnected or incoherent.
Words with a similar meaning
separatedisconnected
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Words with an opposite meaning
overlapping
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