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NEGATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(logic) a proposition that is true if and only if another proposition is false
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("negation" is a kind of...):
proposition ((logic) a statement that affirms or denies something and is either true or false)
Domain category:
logic (the branch of philosophy that analyzes inference)
Derivation:
negate (be in contradiction with)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The speech act of negating
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("negation" is a kind of...):
denial; disaffirmation (the act of asserting that something alleged is not true)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "negation"):
contradiction (the speech act of contradicting someone)
cancellation (the speech act of revoking or annulling or making void)
Derivation:
negate (deny the truth of)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A negative statement; a statement that is a refusal or denial of some other statement
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("negation" is a kind of...):
statement (a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc)
Derivation:
negate (deny the truth of)
