disjoint

adjective
UK /dɪsˈdʒɔɪnt/
US /dɪsˈdʒɔɪnt/

Things that are disjoint are not connected or joined together.

The two pieces of the puzzle were disjoint and did not fit together.

SYNONYMS

separatedisconnecteddetacheddivided

RELATED WORDS

disjointeddisjointlydisjointnessdisjunction

OTHER MEANINGS

2. To separate or disconnect things that were joined.

The mechanic had to disjoint the pipe to fix the leak.

3. In mathematics, sets that have no elements in common.

The two sets are disjoint because they share no numbers.

4. Lacking order or connection; incoherent.

His speech was disjoint and hard to follow.