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negation

[ni-gey-shuhn] / nɪˈgeɪ ʃən /


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In addition, large language models in AI tools have difficulty interpreting passages containing negation.

From Science Daily May 30, 2024

And my idea of degrowth is not a negation of technology.

From Salon May 3, 2024

“It wasn’t a negation of color. It was an acceptance. Because black encompasses all colors.”

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 6, 2024

Or there is a darker, easier alternative—simply reject the problem, and retreat into naked negation by ignoring evidence and seeking to stymy those pointing out the urgency of the issue.

From Scientific American Sep. 1, 2023

Or, to put it more positively, when a writer wants to negate an unfamiliar proposition, she should unveil the negation in two stages: 1.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker

In a prepared statement, the company confirmed negations will resume next week and said it was pleased to go back and “resolve the few remaining open issues.”

From Seattle Times Jul. 19, 2023

Peace negations mediated by the U.S. and Saudi Arabia in the Saudi coastal town of Jeddah have all but broken down.

From Washington Times Jun. 27, 2023

Mr Harper said there had been "quite a lot of progress" in negations between the trade unions and train operating companies and Network Rail.

From BBC Nov. 27, 2022

As in his earlier work, Saunders’ relentlessly humane vision of life, always in comic search of our deepest negations of each other, is remarkably vivid.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 13, 2022

Like most advice on style that is couched as a commandment rather than an explanation, the flat directive to avoid negations is almost useless.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker




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