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選言的 (せんげんてき) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

選せん言げん的てき

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Meanings

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na-adjective

disjunctive

Technical term used in logic, linguistics, and formal writing to describe a relationship of alternatives or separation.

この論ろん理り式しきは選せん言げん的てきである。
This logical expression is disjunctive.
選せん言げん的てきな接せつ続ぞく詞しとして「または」が使つかわれる。
"Matawa" is used as a disjunctive conjunction.

Kanji

選elect, select, choose
言say, word
的bull's eye, mark, target

Similar words

選せん言げん
選言 is the noun 'disjunction'; 選言的 is the adjectival form meaning 'disjunctive'.

Etymology

Derived from 選言 (disjunction) + 的 (adjectival suffix). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it follows a common pattern for forming technical adjectives.