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Nov 30, 2009
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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. Math.
a. (of two sets) having no common elements.
b. (of a system of sets) having the property that every pair of sets is disjoint.
2. Obs.disjointed; out of joint.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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