Asyndeton
Removal of conjunctions between coordinated clauses or terms: I came, I saw, I conquered.
Asyndeton removes coordinating conjunctions (and, but, for…) between elements that would normally call for them: "I came, I saw, I conquered." Stripped of binder, the clauses collide; the rhythm turns dry, percussive, final.
It suits action scenes, moments of tension, laconic voices. Its exact opposite is polysyndeton, which multiplies the links. Both figures work the same material — the sentence's breath — in opposite directions: asyndeton cuts the breath short, polysyndeton extends it indefinitely.
Example
"He opened the door, dropped his bag, understood."