negation

Example Sentences

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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

The negation of LeBron James is not related to sports, rather it is a cultural stain.

From Salon • Apr. 20, 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

Had Logan meant to underline Kendall’s name for emphasis or cross it out in an act of negation?

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 2, 2023

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