Definition of negation Negation
/nʌgejˈʃʌn/ - [nugeyshun] - ne•ga•tion
We found 12 definitions of negation from 6 different sources.
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What does negation mean?
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NounPlural: negations |
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| negation - the speech act of negating | ||
| disaffirmation, denial the act of asserting that something alleged is not true | ||
| contradiction the speech act of contradicting someone; "he spoke as if he thought his claims were immune to contradiction" | ||
| negation - (logic) a proposition that is true if and only if another proposition is false | ||
| proposition a task to be dealt with; "securing adequate funding is a time-consuming proposition" | ||
| logic reasoned and reasonable judgment; "it made a certain kind of logic" | ||
| negation - a negative statement; a statement that is a refusal or denial of some other statement | ||
| statement a document showing credits and debits | ||
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Wiktionary 
- negation (Noun)
The act of negating something. - negation (Noun)
A denial or contradiction. - negation (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". - negation (Noun)
The logical operation which obtains such negated propositions.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- negation (adv.)
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. - negation (adv.)
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.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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negation
A statement that is a refusal or denial of some other statement.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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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.]
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🔤- negation, noun, singular of negations.
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