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negation

🇬🇧 UK/ni'geiʃәn/🇺🇸 US
IELTSGREC1

Definitions

n.

The act of denying or contradicting something; a statement that asserts the opposite.

否定,否认;否定命题

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
negdeny, refuse, negate
+
ationact, process, state
=negation

Common Collocations

  • 1.double negation双重否定
  • 2.simple negation单一否定
  • 3.logical negation逻辑否定

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    A double negation in formal logic can be equivalent to an affirmation.

  • 2.

    The negation of the hypothesis was supported by the experimental data.

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