disjunction

 
Pronunciation: /dɪsˈdʒʌŋ(k)ʃ(ə)n/

noun

  • 1a lack of correspondence or consistency: there is a disjunction between the skills taught in education and those demanded in the labour market
  • 2 [mass noun] Logic the relation of two distinct alternatives.
  • [count noun] a statement expressing the relation of two distinct alternatives (especially one using the word ‘or’).

Origin:

late Middle English: from Latin disjunctio(n-), from disjungere 'disjoin' (see disjunct)