1. the state of being disconnected or separated; a lack of connection between things
2. a logical operation that is true when at least one of its components is true
Usage: logic; mathematics

Examples

• The disjunctions between theory and practice became apparent during the experiment.
• There were clear disjunctions in the witness testimonies.
• The professor explained how disjunctions work in Boolean logic.
• Cultural disjunctions often arise when societies merge.
• The disjunctions in the data suggested measurement errors.
• In formal logic, disjunctions are represented by the OR operator.
• The novel explores the disjunctions between memory and reality.