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negation
noun ne·ga·tion \ni-ˈgā-shən\
Definition of NEGATION
1
a : the action or logical operation of negating or making negative b : a negative statement, judgment, or doctrine; especially : a logical proposition formed by asserting the falsity of a given proposition — see truth table table
2
a : something that is the absence of something actual : nonentity b : something considered the opposite of something regarded as positive
— ne·ga·tion·al \-shnəl, -shə-nəl\ adjective
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First Known Use of NEGATION
15th century
Related to NEGATION
- Synonyms
- contradiction, denegation, disallowance, disavowal, disclaimer, disconfirmation, denial, rejection, repudiation
- Antonyms
- acknowledgment (or acknowledgement), admission, avowal, confirmation
Other Logic Terms
Rhymes with NEGATION
aeration, Alsatian, carnation, castration, causation, cessation, cetacean, citation, Claymation, cognation, collation, conflation, C ration, creation, cremation, crenation, Croatian, crustacean, dalmatian, damnation, deflation, delation, dictation, dilation, donation, earth station, elation, Eurasian, filtration, fixation, flirtation, flotation, formation, foundation, frustration, gas station, gestation, gradation, gustation, guttation, gyration, hydration, inflation, lactation, legation, libation, location, lunation, lustration, luxation, migration, mutation, narration, notation, oblation, oration, outstation, ovation, palmation, palpation, plantation, potation, predation, privation, probation, pronation, proration, prostration, pulsation, punctation, pupation, purgation, relation, rogation, rotation, salvation, sedation, sensation, serration, space station, stagflation, stagnation, starvation, striation, substation, summation, tarnation, taxation, temptation, translation, truncation, vacation, vexation, vibration, vocation, way station, workstation
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