disjoint: Meaning and Definition of

dis•joint

Pronunciation: (dis-joint'), [key]
— v.t.
  1. to separate or disconnect the joints or joinings of.
  2. to put out of order; derange.
—v.i.
  1. to come apart.
  2. to be dislocated; be out of joint.
—adj.
    1. (of two sets) having no common elements.
    2. (of a system of sets) having the property that every pair of sets is disjoint.
  1. disjointed; out of joint.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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