disjoint
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dis·joint
(dĭs-joint') 
v., -joint·ed, -joint·ing, -joints. v.tr.
Having no elements in common. Used of sets.
v., -joint·ed, -joint·ing, -joints. v.tr.
- To put out of joint; dislocate.
- To take apart at the joints.
- To destroy the coherence or connections of.
- To separate; disjoin.
- To come apart at the joints.
- To become dislocated.
Having no elements in common. Used of sets.
[Middle English disjointen, to destroy, ultimately from Old French desjoint, past participle of desjoindre, to disjoin. See disjoin.]
Barron's Food Lover's Companion:
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disjoint
To separate meat at the joint, such as cutting the chicken leg from the thigh.
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disjoint
Oxford Dictionary of Philosophy:
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disjoint
Two sets are disjoint if they have no member in common.
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