Disjointing: meaning, definitions and examples
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disjointing
[ dɪsˈdʒɔɪn.tɪŋ ]
mathematics, logic
Disjointing refers to the action of separating or distinguishing elements such that they do not intersect or overlap. In mathematics and logic, it often describes sets that have no elements in common.
Synonyms
distinguishing, dividing, separating
Examples of usage
- The sets A and B are disjointing in this example.
- We can use disjointing to separate the data into distinct categories.
- Disjointing the groups helped clarify the results.
Translations
Translations of the word "disjointing" in other languages:
🇵🇹 disjuntivo
- separado
- excluído
🇮🇳 अलग
- पृथक
- असंबद्ध
🇩🇪 disjunkt
- getrennt
- unvereinbar
🇮🇩 terpisah
- tidak berhubungan
- saling terputus
🇺🇦 несумісний
- відокремлений
- роз'єднаний
🇵🇱 rozłączny
- oddzielony
- niezgodny
🇯🇵 分離した
- 非共通の
- 別々の
🇫🇷 disjoint
- séparé
- non commun
🇪🇸 disjunto
- separado
- no relacionado
🇹🇷 ayrık
- ayrı
- bağlantısız
🇰🇷 비연결된
- 분리된
- 서로 다른
🇸🇦 غير متصل
- مفصول
- غير مشترك
🇨🇿 oddělený
- neslučitelný
- disjunktní
🇸🇰 oddelený
- nesúvisiaci
- disjunktný
🇨🇳 不相交的
- 分开的
- 无关的
🇸🇮 razločni
- ločen
- nesojen
🇮🇸 aðskilinn
- óskyldur
- disjoint
🇰🇿 бөлек
- ажыратылған
- байланысты емес
🇬🇪 გაცალკევებული
- ერთმანეთისგან განცალკევებული
- არაკავშირული
🇦🇿 ayrıq
- bağlı olmayan
- ayrı
🇲🇽 disjunto
- separado
- no relacionado
Etymology
The term 'disjoint' comes from the prefix 'dis-', meaning apart or asunder, combined with 'joint', which means to join or connect. The notion of 'disjoint' originated in Middle English, with 'disjunct' being used in a similar context to describe items that are not connected or related. In mathematics, the formal usage of 'disjoint' emerged in the context of set theory in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. As the field of mathematics expanded, the term evolved, especially in areas involving logic, probability, and statistics, where defining non-overlapping events was crucial for analysis. The verb form 'disjointing' reflects this action of making disjoint or separating components, allowing for clearer definitions in various mathematical and logical constructs.