NEGATION

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

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)

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)

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)