negation
Example Sentences
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Singh formally apologised to the nation in 2005 in parliament, saying the violence were "the negation of the concept of nationhood enshrined in our constitution".
From BBC • Dec. 27, 2024
The negation of LeBron James is not related to sports, rather it is a cultural stain.
From Salon • Apr. 20, 2024
In a publication, to appear soon, it is argued that both the syntax of subordination and negation systems in Tonya show different patterns and thus diachronic development from the Çaykara variety.
From Science Daily • Apr. 2, 2024
But the statement can be translated quickly if you know that “∧” stands for “and at the same time” and that “¬” is a negation.
From Scientific American • Sep. 12, 2023
In the intended reading, the negation operator not has scope over the universally quantified proposition “All doors will open.”
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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