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negation
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[ noun ] the negative of the opposition
Used in print (Howard Nemerov, "Themes and Methods: The Early...)`` Gladius_Dei '' ( 1902 ) resembles `` The_Way_to_the_Churchyard '' in its representation of a conflict between light and dark , between `` Life '' and a spirit of criticism , negation , melancholy , but it goes considerably further in characterizing the elements of this conflict . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (logic) a proposition that is true if and only if another proposition is false
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[ noun ] a negative statement; a statement that is a refusal or denial of some other statement
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[ noun ] the speech act of negating
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