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negation in French

negation in French is négation — negation means the act of negating something.

negation in French

négation
noun

What does "negation" mean?

  1. noun The act of negating something.
  2. noun A denial or contradiction.
  3. noun A proposition which is the contradictory of another proposition and which can be obtained from that other proposition by the appropriately placed addition, or insertion, of the word "not". (Or, in symbolic logic, by prepending that proposition with the symbol for the logical operator "not".)
  4. noun The logical operation which obtains such (negated) propositions.
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What is "negation" in French?

"negation" in French is négation. negation means: The act of negating something.

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