disjoint
adjective · verb
Simple meaning
Having no members in common.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
dihsjoyntSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
dɪsˈdʒɔɪnt
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
adjective
set theorynot comparable
Of two or more sets, having no members in common; having an intersection equal to the empty set.
Not smooth or continuous; disjointed.
verb
To break the natural order and relations of; to make incoherent.
Make disjoint, separated, or disconnected; undo the joining of
Become separated, disconnected or disjoint
To render disjoint; to remove a connection, linkage, or intersection.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- C1 · Advanced (estimated)
- Frequency
- Uncommon
- Typical Use
- Primarily written
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This meaning: (set theory, not comparable) Of two or more sets, having no members in common; having an intersection equal to the empty set.
Used this way, disjoint is a specialist word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. This is a mathematical use: it is defined precisely and belongs to working with figures and calculations rather than to ordinary conversation.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Specialist/technical
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Specialized
- Connotation
- Clinical and technical
- Usage feel
- Technical and specialized
Where it naturally appears
- Mathematics
- Geometry
- Academic writing
- Education/classroom
Usage note
In general conversation this sense usually needs explaining — outside its field, people reach for a plainer word.
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Sense: to break the natural order and relations of
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