negation

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ne·ga·tion / nəˈgāshən/ • n. 1. the contradiction or denial of something: there should be confirmation—or negation—of the findings. ∎  Gram. denial of the truth of a clause or sentence, typically involving the use of a negative word (e.g., not, no, never) or a word or affix with negative force (e.g., nothing, non-). ∎  Logic a proposition whose assertion specifically denies the truth of another proposition: the negation of A is, briefly, “not A.” ∎  Math. inversion: these formulae and their negations. 2. the absence or opposite of something actual or positive: evil is not merely the negation of goodness.DERIVATIVES: neg·a·to·ry / ˈnegəˌtôrē/ adj.

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