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negation

/nɪˈɡeɪʃən/

Translations

negationnoun

negations

/nɪˈɡeɪʃən/

The philosopher discussed the concept of negation in his lecture.

Философ обсуждал концепцию отрицания в своей лекции.

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Synonyms

negationadjective

/nɪˈɡeɪʃən/

Used attributively before another noun to denote relation to or involving negation; normally ungradable.

negationnoun

The contradiction or denial of something.

The statement was a clear negation of the previous agreement.

A logical operation that yields true when its operand is false and false when its operand is true.

In propositional calculus, the negation of p is symbolised as ¬p.

The absence or opposite of something actual or positive.

The concept of darkness is often considered a negation of light.

The grammatical construction that expresses a negative meaning, typically with words such as 'not' or 'no'.

English marks negation with the word 'not' in the clause 'She did not go.'

negationadjective

Relating to, involving, or expressing negation.

We introduced a negation operator to reverse the truth value of the statement.