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Meaning of
negation
in English
negation
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Plural
negations
Definitions
Noun
denial
of
a
statement
or
idea
The
philosopher's
argument
relied
on
the
negation
of
the
existing
theory
.
act
of
denying
something
;
contradiction
The
lawyer's
negation
of
the
witness's
testimony
raised
doubts
about
the
case
.
logical
operation
of
adding
"
not
"
In
logic
,
negation
is
an
operation
that
reverses
the
truth
value
of
a
statement
.
a
proposition
that
contradicts
another
The
negation
of
the
proposition
"
all
men
are
mortal
"
would
be
"
some
men
are
not
mortal
".
