Word Noun
abjunction
n.
C2 Proficiency ab·junc·tion
Definition
n.the act of separating or keeping two things apart. In science, it often refers to the process of removing a substance from a mixture.
n.the act of separating or keeping distinct; in a scientific context, the removal of a substance from a solution or mixture.
Examples
“The scientist performed an abjunction to separate the two chemicals.”
“The filtration process serves as a physical abjunction to remove solid particles from the liquid.”
“In formal logic, an abjunction is the act of distinguishing between two distinct propositions to prevent them from being conflated during the proof.”
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Level C2 · Proficiency
Frequency Rare
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