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Disjoint vs Disjoined - What's the difference?

disjoint | disjoined |

As verbs the difference between disjoint and disjoined

is that disjoint is to render disjoint; to remove a connection, linkage, or intersection while disjoined is past tense of disjoin.

As an adjective disjoint

is not smooth or continuous; disjointed.

disjoint

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • not smooth or continuous; disjointed
  • (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.
  • Antonyms

    * non-disjoint * overlapping

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To render ; 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.
  • To break the natural order and relations of; to make incoherent.
  • a disjointed speech
  • To fall into pieces.
  • (Shakespeare)

    See also

    * disjoin ----

    disjoined

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (disjoin)

  • disjoin

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To separate; to disunite.
  • * Milton
  • That marriage, therefore, God himself disjoins .
  • * Addison
  • Never let us lay down our arms against France, till we have utterly disjoined her from the Spanish monarchy.
  • * Pennant
  • Windmill Street consisted of disjoined houses.
  • To become separated.