Disjunction vs Intersection - What's the difference?
disjunction | intersection |
act of disjoining; disunion, separation
state of being disjoined
(logic) The proposition resulting from the combination of two or more propositions using the or operator.
(mathematics) a logical operator that results in true when some of its operands are true.
(biology) During meiosis, the separation of chromosomes (homologous in meiosis I, and sister chromatids in meiosis II).
The junction of two (or more) paths, streets, highways, or other thoroughfares.
(geometry) The point or set of points common to two geometrical objects (such as the point where two lines meet or the line where two planes intersect).
(set theory) The set containing all the elements that are common to two or more sets.
(sports) The element where two or more straight lines of synchronized skaters pass through each other.[http://www.isu.org/vsite/vcontent/content/transnews/0,10869,4844-128590-19728-18885-295370-3787-4771-layout160-129898-news-item,00.html]
As nouns the difference between disjunction and intersection
is that disjunction is act of disjoining; disunion, separation while intersection is the junction of two (or more) paths, streets, highways, or other thoroughfares.disjunction
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(wikipedia disjunction)Noun
(en noun)Coordinate terms
* (in mathematics) conjunctionHypernyms
* (in mathematics) logical connectiveHyponyms
* (in logic) inclusive disjunction * (in logic) exclusive disjunctionMeronyms
* (in logic) disjunctDerived terms
* disjunctive normal formSee also
* conjunctionReferences
*"Disjunction"in the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy *
"Disjunction"in Wolfram MathWorld *