junction vs schism

junction

noun
  • The act of joining, or the state of being joined. 

  • A point in time between two unrelated consecutive broadcasts. 

  • A place where two things meet, especially where two roads meet. 

  • A place where two or more railways or railroads meet. 

  • The boundary between two physically different materials, especially between conductors, semiconductors, or metals. 

  • The place where a distributary departs from the main stream. 

  • In the Raku programming language, a construct representing a composite of several values connected by an operator. 

  • electrical junction: a point or area where multiple conductors or semiconductors make physical contact. 

  • A kind of symbolic link to a directory. 

verb
  • To form a junction. 

schism

noun
  • A formal division or split within a religious body. 

  • a split within Christianity whereby a group no longer recognizes the Bishop of Rome as the head of the Church, but shares essentially the same beliefs with the Church of Rome. In other words, a political split without the introduction of heresy. 

  • A split or separation within a group or organization, typically caused by discord. 

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