negation
noun
ne·ga·tion
ni-ˈgā-shən 
1
b
: a negative statement, judgment, or doctrine
especially
: a logical proposition formed by asserting the falsity of a given proposition see Truth Table
2
a
: something that is the absence of something actual : nonentity
b
: something considered the opposite of something regarded as positive
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Examples of negation in a Sentence
issued specific negations of all of the charges against her
a ruling by the Supreme Court that many regarded as a negation of the basic right of privacy
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Twenty years after the film’s release, America not only accepts cancelling the political rule book, but Rock himself takes part in that negation.
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Armond White, National Review, 23 Oct. 2024
Worse still, if the negation of the axiom of choice were true, there wouldn’t just be a few (very contrived) examples of sets that can’t be measured—the whole theory of measurement would collapse!
—Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 1 Oct. 2024
Practical and technical negations aside, there is also a political dimension to this that is likely to complicate negations.
—Luke McGee, CNN, 25 June 2024
Archetypes are the refined cousins of stereotypes, the problem of stereotypes being their negation of complexity.
—Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 25 Jan. 2024
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Armond White, National Review, 23 Oct. 2024
Worse still, if the negation of the axiom of choice were true, there wouldn’t just be a few (very contrived) examples of sets that can’t be measured—the whole theory of measurement would collapse!
—Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 1 Oct. 2024
Practical and technical negations aside, there is also a political dimension to this that is likely to complicate negations.
—Luke McGee, CNN, 25 June 2024
Archetypes are the refined cousins of stereotypes, the problem of stereotypes being their negation of complexity.
—Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 25 Jan. 2024
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“Negation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/negation. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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negation
noun
ne·ga·tion
ni-ˈgā-shən
1
a
: the action of negating : denial
b
: a negative statement
2
: something that is the opposite of something positive
death is the negation of life
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