disjunctive : Idioms & Phrases


Disjunctive conjunction

  • noun the conjunctive relation of units that expresses the disjunction of their meanings
WordNet
  • (Gram.), one connecting grammatically two words or clauses, expressing at the same time an opposition or separation inherent in the notions or thoughts; as, either, or, neither, nor, but, although, except, lest, etc.
Webster 1913

Disjunctive proposition

  • one in which the parts are connected by disjunctive conjunctions; as it is either day or night.
Webster 1913

Disjunctive syllogism

  • (Logic), one in which the major proposition is disjunctive; as, the earth moves in a circle or an ellipse; but in does not move in a circle, therefore it moves in an ellipse.
Webster 1913