Disjunct
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The term disjunct can refer to:
- disjunct (linguistics)Disjunct (linguistics)In linguistics, a disjunct is a type of adverbial adjunct that expresses information that is not considered essential to the sentence it appears in, but which is considered to be the speaker's or writer's attitude towards, or descriptive statement of, the propositional content of the sentence...
- disjunct or quincunxQuincunxA quincunx is a geometric pattern consisting of five points arranged in a cross, that is five coplanar points, four of them forming a square or rectangle and a fifth at its center...
in astrology, an aspect made when two planets are 150 degrees, or five signs apart - a disjunct distributionDisjunct distributionIn biology, a taxon with a disjunct distribution is one that has two or more groups that are related but widely separated from each other geographically...
in biology, one in which two closely related taxa are widely separated geographically - disjunct (music), a melodic skip or leap
- logical disjunctionLogical disjunctionIn logic and mathematics, a two-place logical connective or, is a logical disjunction, also known as inclusive disjunction or alternation, that results in true whenever one or more of its operands are true. E.g. in this context, "A or B" is true if A is true, or if B is true, or if both A and B are...