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-derivedCommon 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.