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10 Language-to-English DictionariesDisjunction
/dɪsˈdʒʌŋkʃən/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A disjunction is a logical operation that results in true if at least one of the operands is true.
"In logic, the statement 'A or B' represents a disjunction." - 2
In grammar, a disjunction refers to a construction that separates two or more alternatives.
"The use of 'either...or...' in a sentence creates a disjunction between the options presented."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'disjunction' originates from the Latin word 'disjunctio', which means 'a separation' or 'disconnection'. It was adopted into Middle English in the late 14th century, evolving to refer specifically to logical or grammatical separation in modern usage.
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disjonction
Transliteration: disjonction
"En logique, une disjonction est une opération qui renvoie vrai si au moins une des propositions est vraie."
Disjunktion
Transliteration: Disjunktion
"In der Logik ist eine Disjunktion eine Aussage, die wahr ist, wenn mindestens eine der Bedingungen wahr ist."
disgiunzione
Transliteration: disgiunzione
"In logica, una disgiunzione è vera se almeno una delle proposizioni è vera."
disyunción
Transliteration: disyunción
"En lógica, una disyunción es verdadera si al menos una de las proposiciones es verdadera."
disjunção
Transliteration: disjunção
"Na lógica, uma disjunção é verdadeira se pelo menos uma das proposições for verdadeira."
विभाजन
Transliteration: vibhajan
"तर्क में, विभाजन तब सत्य होता है जब कम से कम एक प्रस्ताव सत्य हो।"
析取
Transliteration: xīqǔ
"在逻辑中，析取在至少一个命题为真的情况下为真。"
분리
Transliteration: bunri
"논리에서 분리는 적어도 하나의 명제가 참일 때 참입니다."
選言
Transliteration: sen-gen
"論理学において、選言は少なくとも一つの命題が真であれば真となります。"
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