An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics
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Any of the components in a logical → disjunction.

→ disjunction.

A → proposition of the form "A or B" (A ∨ B), where A and B are themselves propositions. A disjunction is → true when one or the other of its components (called → disjuncts) is true, and false otherwise.

→ dis-; → junction.