The act of negating something.
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- (noun) The act of negating something.
- (noun) A denial or contradiction.
- (noun) A proposition which is the contradictory of another proposition and which can be obtained from that other proposition by the appropriately placed addition/insertion of the word "not". (Or, in symbolic logic, by prepending that proposition with the symbol for the logical operator "not".)
Meanings
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noun The act of negating something.
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noun A denial or contradiction.
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noun A proposition which is the contradictory of another proposition and which can be obtained from that other proposition by the appropriately placed addition/insertion of the word "not". (Or, in symbolic logic, by prepending that proposition with the symbol for the logical operator "not".)
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noun The logical operation which obtains such (negated) propositions.
Summary
The act of negating something.
- (noun) The act of negating something.
- (noun) A denial or contradiction.
- (noun) A proposition which is the contradictory of another proposition and which can be obtained from that other proposition by the appropriately placed addition/insertion of the word "not". (Or, in symbolic logic, by prepending that proposition with the symbol for the logical operator "not".)
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