negation

negation
noun
[mass noun]

the contradiction or denial of something
否定；否认
there should be confirmation—or negation—of the findings.
对于这些结果应予以承认——或者否定。
■(Grammar)denial of the truth of a clause or sentence, typically involving the use of a negative word (e.g. not, no, never) or a word or affix with negative force (e.g. nothing, non-)
(语法)否定
■[count noun](Logic)a proposition whose assertion specifically denies the truth of another proposition
(逻)（对命题的）否定
the negation of A is, briefly, ‘not A’.
简单地说，对A的否定就是“非A”。
■(Mathematics)inversion
(数)反演
[count noun]these formulae and their negations.
这些公式和它们的反演。
the absence or opposite of something actual or positive
反面，对立面；虚无
evil is not merely the negation of goodness.
恶不仅仅是善的对立面。

派生
negatory
[nɪˈgeɪt(ə)ri, ˈnɛgət(ə)ri]
adjective
语源

late Middle English: from Latin negatio(n-), from the verb negare 'deny' (see negate)

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