1. a lack of connection or consistency; separation or disconnection
2. a logical operation that is true when at least one of its components is true
Usage: logic; mathematics

Examples

• There was a clear disjunction between his words and his actions.
• The disjunction between theory and practice troubled the students.
• The report highlighted the disjunction between policy goals and actual outcomes.
• In logic, a disjunction is true if either statement is true.
• The disjunction of the two propositions created a valid argument.
• She noticed a troubling disjunction in the data patterns.