Definition 1. Two sets $X$ and $Y$ are disjoint if
\[X \cap Y = \empt.\]A set $X$ is disjoint if the elements of $X$ are pairwise disjoint, i.e.
\[\forall A, B \in X :\enspace A \neq B \,\rimp\, A \cap B = \empt.\]Not disjoint sets are called joint.