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disjunctive Definition

dis·junc·tive (-tiv)

adjective

  1. disjoining; separating or causing to separate
  2. having to do with disjunction
  3. Gram. indicating a contrast or an alternative between words, clauses, etc. in “John or Bob may go, but their sister may not,” “or” and “but” are disjunctive conjunctions
  4. Logic designating or including a compound proposition consisting of two alternatives joined by or

Etymology: ME disjunctif < L disjunctivus

noun

Gram. a disjunctive conjunction

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disjunctive Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • predicate: An account of disjunctive predicates, in this sense, could be useful in identifying Boolean parts of properties.
  • pronoun: In some cases, use of " en " is optional and can be replaced by using the correct preposition with the disjunctive pronoun.
  • syllogism: Hence it does not follow, by disjunctive syllogism, that H1 is true.
  • property: Armstrong writes: Disjunctive properties offend against the principle that a genuine property is identical in its different particulars.
  • state: Is there a disjunctive state of affairs corresponding to ( 10 )?
  • proposition: Barfield goes on to " doubt whether the lecturer is capable of grasping such an uncomfortably disjunctive proposition " .

Modifying Another Word

  • inclusively: WEAK YELLOW or ROBUST YELLOW is not inclusively disjunctive.