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Taxonomy vs Disjunct - What's the difference?

taxonomy | disjunct |

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and disjunct

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while disjunct is (logic) one of multiple propositions, any of which, if true, confirm the validity of another proposition (a disjunction).

As an adjective disjunct is

separate; discontinuous; not connected.

taxonomy

English

(wikipedia taxonomy)

Noun

(taxonomies)
  • The science or the technique used to make a classification.
  • A classification; especially , a classification in a hierarchical system.
  • (taxonomy, uncountable) The science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms.

    • Synonyms

    * alpha taxonomy

    Derived terms

    * folk taxonomy * scientific taxonomy

    See also

    * classification * rank * taxon * domain * kingdom * subkingdom * superphylum * phylum * subphylum * class * subclass * infraclass * superorder * order * suborder * infraorder * parvorder * superfamily * family * subfamily * genus * species * subspecies * superregnum * regnum * subregnum * superphylum * phylum * subphylum * classis * subclassis * infraclassis * superordo * ordo * subordo * infraordo * taxon * superfamilia * familia * subfamilia * ontology

    disjunct

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (logic) One of multiple propositions, any of which, if true, confirm the validity of another proposition (a disjunction)
  • (linguistics) Any sentence element that is not fully integrated into the clausal structure of the sentence.
  • (linguistics) An adverbial that expresses the speaker's or writer's attitude towards, or descriptive statement of, the propositional content of the associated clause or sentence.

    • Holonyms

    * (in logic) disjunction

    Hypernyms

    * (an adverbial) sentence adverb

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Separate; discontinuous; not connected.
  • Occurring in widely separated geographic areas.

    • References

    * "Disjunction" in the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy