Topology Terminology

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disjoint maximal

disjoint

noun a situation where two or more things are not connected or related

verb to disconnect or separate

adjective not connected or related

  • The two sets are disjoint, meaning they have no elements in common.
  • Those two groups are totally disjoint, they never hang out together.
  • Our tastes in music are so disjoint, we never agree on what to listen to.
  • The disjoint relationship between the characters adds an interesting dynamic to the story.

maximal

noun the greatest or highest possible degree

adjective relating to or being a maximum

  • The algorithm aims to find the maximal value in the dataset.
  • Let's try to get the maximal score on this test.
  • I'm going for the maximal level in this game.
  • She reached the maximal potential of her creativity.