negation in German
negation in German is Verneinung, Negierung, Negation — negation means the act of negating something.
negation in German
Verneinung
(uncountable) The act of negating something.
Negierung
(uncountable) The act of negating something.
Verneinung
(countable) A denial or contradiction.
Negation
(logic) The logical operation which obtains such (negated) propositions.
What does "negation" mean?
- noun The act of negating something.
- noun A denial or contradiction.
- 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".)
- noun The logical operation which obtains such (negated) propositions.
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What is "negation" in German?
"negation" in German is Verneinung, Negierung, Negation. negation means: The act of negating something.
Are there other ways to say "negation" in German?
Yes — German has 3 translations listed for "negation": Verneinung, Negierung, Negation.
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