disjoint

dis·joint  (ds-joint)

v. dis·joint·ed, dis·joint·ing, dis·joints

v.tr.

1. To put out of joint; dislocate.

2. To take apart at the joints.

3. To destroy the coherence or connections of.

4. To separate; disjoin.

v.intr.

1. To come apart at the joints.

2. To become dislocated.

adj. Mathematics

Having no elements in common. Used of sets.

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[Middle English disjointen, to destroy, ultimately from Old French desjoint, past participle of desjoindre, to disjoin; see disjoin.]

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	disjoint - part; cease or break association with; "She disassociated herself from the organization when she found out the identity of the president" disassociate, dissociate, disunite, divorce break up, part, split, split up, separate, break - discontinue an association or relation; go different ways; "The business partners broke over a tax question"; "The couple separated after 25 years of marriage"; "My friend and I split up"
	2.	disjoint - separate at the joints; "disjoint the chicken before cooking it" disarticulate disunite, separate, part, divide - force, take, or pull apart; "He separated the fighting children"; "Moses parted the Red Sea"
	3.	disjoint - make disjoint, separated, or disconnected; undo the joining of disjoin disunite, separate, part, divide - force, take, or pull apart; "He separated the fighting children"; "Moses parted the Red Sea"
	4.	disjoint - become separated, disconnected or disjoint disjoin divide, part, separate - come apart; "The two pieces that we had glued separated"
Adj.	1.	disjoint - having no elements in common math, mathematics, maths - a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement separate - independent; not united or joint; "a problem consisting of two separate issues"; "they went their separate ways"; "formed a separate church"