Ne*ga"tion (?), n. [L. negatio, fr. negare to
say no, to deny; ne not + the root
of aio I say; cf. Gr. &?;, Skr. ah to say; cf. F.
négation. See No, adv., and
cf. Adage, Deny,
Renegade.]
1. The act of
denying; assertion of the nonreality or untruthfulness of anything; declaration that something is not, or has not been, or will not be; denial; -- the opposite of affirmation.
Our assertions and negations
should be yea and nay.
Rogers.
2. (Logic) Description or definition by denial, exclusion, or exception; statement of what a thing
is not, or has not, from
which may be inferred what it is or has.
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