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adjunction

 

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Noun adjunction has 1 sense
  1. junction, adjunction - an act of joining or adjoining things
    --1 is a kind of joining, connection, connexion
    Derived form: verb adjoin2

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Adjunction

Definition 1: Noun, Linguistics

Adjunction refers to a syntactic process in linguistics where a constituent is added to another constituent within a sentence.

Example sentence: The adjunction of an adverbial phrase enhanced the meaning of the sentence.

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Definition 2: Noun, Mathematics

In mathematics, adjunction refers to the process of obtaining a new mathematical object by joining two different objects, usually called the "left" and "right" adjoints.

Example sentence: The adjunction of two matrices resulted in a new matrix with unique properties.

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Definition 3: Noun, Biology

In biology, adjunction is the fusion or connection of distinct body parts or organs in an organism.

Example sentence: The adjunction of the limbs in the amphibian species allowed for efficient movement both on land and in water.

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