disjoint

• Qualifie des éléments séparés, sans lien ou sans continuité, ou un discours/texte manquant de cohérence logique.

Describes something that is disconnected, lacking coherence or logical sequence.

1. Disconnected or separatedC1formal

   Not connected; lacking coherence or logical sequence.

   déconnecté ou séparé

   • The speaker's arguments were disjoint and hard to follow.
   • The report presented disjoint pieces of information.
   • His thoughts seemed disjoint after the accident.

   Synonymesdisconnecteddisjoineddisjunctdividedincoherentseparateseparatedunconnected

   Antonymescoherentconnectedcontiguouscoupledjoinedlinkedunited

2. Mathematical setsC2formaltechnical

   Having no elements in common; mutually exclusive.

   ensembles disjoints

   • The two sets are disjoint, meaning they share no elements.
   • In probability theory, disjoint events cannot occur simultaneously.
   • The Venn diagram shows three disjoint circles.

   Synonymesmutually exclusivenonintersectingseparate

   Antonymesintersectingoverlapping

• Verbe utilisé pour désigner l'action de séparer ou de désunir des parties qui sont normalement reliées, souvent dans un sens physique ou abstrait.

A verb used to indicate the act of separating or disconnecting parts that are normally joined, often in a physical or abstract sense.

1. C1formal

   To separate or disconnect parts that are normally joined together.

   disjoindre

   • The surgeon had to disjoint the bones to repair the joint.
   • The mechanic disjointed the engine components for inspection.
   • The argument disjointed the two groups completely.

   Synonymesdetachdisarticulatedisconnectdisjoindislocatedisuniteseparateseversunder

   Antonymesattachconnectjoinlinkunite

2. Disrupt or break apartC1formal

   To cause something to become disconnected or disorganized.

   Désorganiser, désunir

   • The sudden change disjointed the entire project timeline.
   • His speech disjointed the flow of the meeting.
   • The accident disjointed the traffic system for hours.

   Synonymesbreak apartdisarticulatedisconnectdisjoindisuniteseparateseversplit

   Antonymesassemblecombineconnectjoinlinkunite