Meaning & use
disjunction
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A sharp difference or lack of connection between two things; in logic, a statement formed by joining two clauses with 'or.'
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There is a clear disjunction between what the company promises and what it delivers.
In logic, 'it is raining or it is sunny' is an example of a disjunction.
A note on using this word
Used in everyday argument to mean a mismatch between two things, and more technically in logic and linguistics for an 'either/or' statement.
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