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Conjunctive vs Conjunct - What's the difference?

conjunctive | conjunct |

In logic|lang=en terms the difference between conjunctive and conjunct

is that conjunctive is (logic) of or relating to logical conjunction while conjunct is (logic) either term of a conjunction.

As adjectives the difference between conjunctive and conjunct

is that conjunctive is (astrology|astronomy) relating to a conjunction (appearance in the sky of two astronomical objects with the same right ascension or the same ecliptical longitude) while conjunct is conjoined.

As a noun conjunct is

(logic) either term of a conjunction.

conjunctive

English

Adjective

(-)
  • (astrology, astronomy) Relating to a conjunction (appearance in the sky of two astronomical objects with the same right ascension or the same ecliptical longitude).
  • (grammar) Relating to a conjunction (part of speech).
  • (grammar) Relating to the conjunctive mood.
  • (grammar) Of a personal pronoun, used only in immediate conjunction with the verb of which the pronoun is the subject, such as French je'' or Irish ''
  • (grammar, of a verb) Subjunctive: inflected to indicate that an act or state of being is possible, contingent or hypothetical, and not a fact.
  • (logic) Of or relating to logical conjunction.
  • (obsolete) Closely united.
  • * 1599 , , IV. vii. 15:
    • She is so conjunctive to my life and soul / That, as the star moves not but in his sphere, / I could not but by her.

    Synonyms

    * (subjunctive) subjunctive

    Antonyms

    * (of a personal pronoun) disjunctive * (of logical conjunction) disjunctive

    Derived terms

    (terms derived from "conjunctive") * conjunctive adjunct * conjunctive adverb * conjunctive approach * conjunctive archaeology * conjunctive conjunction * conjunctive eye movement * conjunctive grammar * conjunctive illocutionary act * conjunctively * conjunctive management * conjunctive membrane * conjunctive mood * conjunctiveness * conjunctive normal form * conjunctive operation * conjunctive participle * conjunctive symbiosis * conjunctive tissue * conjunctive tunic * conjunctive use * conjunctive verb * unconjunctive

    Related terms

    * conjunct * conjunction

    See also

    * conjunctional * conjunctiva

    conjunct

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (logic) Either term of a conjunction
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    • , passage=Asserting a conjunction would be irrational if the epistemic grounds for one conjunct' defeat those for the other, for example when the two ' conjuncts are logically inconsistent. }}
  • (linguistics) An adjunct that supplements a sentence with information, not considered to be an essential part of the propositional content, that connects the sentence with previous parts of the discourse, as "therefore" in "It was raining. Therefore, we didn't go swimming."

    • Holonyms

    * (in logic) conjunction

    Adjective

    (-)
  • conjoined
    • Set A is conjunct with set B.
  • acting together; collaborative

    • Antonyms

    * (conjoined) disjunct