negation
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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
In an array of communications, ranging from advertising to legal filings, negation is often used intentionally to mask a clear understanding of a phrase.
From Science Daily ● May 30, 2024
And my idea of degrowth is not a negation of technology.
From Salon ● May 3, 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
That would seem a counsel of despair, a negation of all our hopes of understanding the underlying order of the universe.
From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking
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
"Naturally, when you are in contract negations, there is always going to be speculation and unless you hear it from me, that's what it is," Hamilton said.
From BBC ● May 25, 2023
It decided to lower the rate by 8.2% after nine months of negations.
From Reuters ● Aug. 12, 2022
The answer is that negation is easy to understand when the proposition being negated is plausible or tempting.23 Compare the negations in these two columns: A whale is not a fish.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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