Definitions for negation
nɪˈgeɪ ʃənnega·tion

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. negationnoun

   a negative statement; a statement that is a refusal or denial of some other statement

2. negationnoun

   the speech act of negating

3. negationnoun

   (logic) a proposition that is true if and only if another proposition is false

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. negationnoun

   The act of negating something.

2. negationnoun

   A denial or contradiction.

3. negationnoun

   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".)

4. negationnoun

   The logical operation which obtains such (negated) propositions.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. NEGATIONnoun

   Etymology: negatio, Lat. negation, Fr.

   1. Denial; the contrary to affirmation.

   Chance properly signifies, that all events called casual, among inanimate bodies, are mechanically and naturally produced according to the determinate figures, textures, and motions of those bodies, with this only negation, that those inanimate bodies are not conscious of their own operations. Richard Bentley.

   Our assertions and negations should be yea and nay, for whatsoever is more than these is sin. John Rogers, Serm. 9.

   2. Description by negative.

   Negation is the absence of that which does not naturally belong to the thing we are speaking of, or which has no right, obligation, or necessity to be present with it; as when we say a stone is inanimate, or blind, or deaf. Isaac Watts, Logick.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Negation

   In logic, negation, also called the logical complement, is an operation that takes a proposition P {\displaystyle P} to another proposition "not P {\displaystyle P} ", written ¬ P {\displaystyle \neg P} , ∼ P {\displaystyle {\mathord {\sim }}P} or P ¯ {\displaystyle {\overline {P}}} . It is interpreted intuitively as being true when P {\displaystyle P} is false, and false when P {\displaystyle P} is true. Negation is thus a unary logical connective. It may be applied as an operation on notions, propositions, truth values, or semantic values more generally. In classical logic, negation is normally identified with the truth function that takes truth to falsity (and vice versa). In intuitionistic logic, according to the Brouwer–Heyting–Kolmogorov interpretation, the negation of a proposition P {\displaystyle P} is the proposition whose proofs are the refutations of P {\displaystyle P} .

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1. negation

   Negation is a logical operation or grammatical construction that reverses the meaning or truth value of a statement or proposition. It often involves the use of terms like "not," "no," or "never." In formal logic, negation is typically represented by the symbol ¬.

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1. Negationadverb

   the act of denying; assertion of the nonreality or untruthfulness of anything; declaration that something is not, or has not been, or will not be; denial; -- the opposite of affirmation

2. Negationadverb

   description or definition by denial, exclusion, or exception; statement of what a thing is not, or has not, from which may be inferred what it is or has

3. Etymology: [L. negatio, fr. negare to say no, to deny; ne not + the root of aio I say; cf. Gr. , Skr. ah to say; cf. F. ngation. See No, adv., and cf. Adage, Deny, Renegade.]

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1. Negation

   In logic, negation, also called logical complement, is an operation that essentially takes a proposition p to another proposition "not p", written ¬p, which is interpreted intuitively as being true when p is false and false when p is true. Negation is thus a unary logical connective. It may be applied as an operation on propositions, truth values, or semantic values more generally. In classical logic, negation is normally identified with the truth function that takes truth to falsity and vice versa. In intuitionistic logic, according to the Brouwer–Heyting–Kolmogorov interpretation, the negation of a proposition p is the proposition whose proofs are the refutations of p.

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1. Negation

   ne-gā′shun, n. act of saying no: denial: (logic) the absence of certain qualities in anything. [Fr.,—L. negation-em-—negāre, -ātum, to say no—nec, not, aio, I say yes.]

Dictionary of Military and Associated TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. negation

   Measures to deceive, disrupt, deny, degrade, or destroy an adversary

Matched Categories

1. • Denial
   • Logic
   • Proposition
   • Statement

Anagrams for negation »

1. antigone

How to pronounce negation?

1. Alex

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of negation in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of negation in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of negation in a Sentence

1. James Grover Thurber:

   Ours is a precarious language, as every writer knows, in which the merest shadow line often separates affirmation from negation, sense from nonsense, and one sex from the other.

2. José Ortega y Gasset:

   An unemployed existence is a worse negation of life than death itself.

3. Huang Qifan:

   The pandemic has exposed weak links in the old globalization model... China and other countries must rethink and readjust global industrial layout, however, the adjustment is not a total negation of globalization... such a move would be shooting ones own foot. The right approach is to open further, instead of taking a 180-degree turn.

4. Richard Livingstone:

   There is no virtue in being uncritical nor is it a habit to which the young are given. But criticism is only the burying beetle that gets rid of what is dead, and, since the world lives by creative and constructive forces, and not by negation and destruction, it is better to grow up in the company of prophets than of critics.

5. Skye Wheeler:

   It's the brutal recruitment that is the most heart wrenching, forces come through their village and grab them and force them into fighting. It's an absolute negation of their basic rights as children, but also as people, not to be treated just as cannon fodder.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=negation
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Negation
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=negation
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Negation
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/negation
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=negation
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=negation
9. ^ Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
   https://www.tradoc.army.mil/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/AD1029823-DOD-Dictionary-of-Military-and-Associated-Terms-2017.pdf