Negation (disambiguation)
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Negation may refer to:
- Negation (algebra)Negation (algebra)Negation is the mathematical operation that reverses the sign of a number. Thus the negation of a positive number is negative, and the negation of a negative number is positive. The negation of zero is zero...
, the operation in mathematics that takes x to −x, mapping positive numbers to negative numbersNegative and non-negative numbersA negative number is any real number that is less than zero. Such numbers are often used to represent the amount of a loss or absence. For example, a debt that is owed may be thought of as a negative asset, or a decrease in some quantity may be thought of as a negative increase...
and the other way around, equivalent to reversing the sign of a number - NegationNegationIn logic and mathematics, negation, also called logical complement, is an operation on propositions, truth values, or semantic values more generally. Intuitively, the negation of a proposition is true when that proposition is false, and vice versa. In classical logic negation is normally identified...
, an operation in logic and computing that maps true to false and false to true - Negation (linguistics), a concept in grammar or philology that reverses the truth value of a proposition. See also grammatical polarityGrammatical polarityGrammatical polarity is the distinction of affirmative and negative. In English, grammatical polarity is generally indicated by the presence or absence of the modifier not, which negates the statement. Many other languages contain similar modifiers: Italian and Interlingua have non, Spanish has...
. - NegationNegation (comics)Negation was a comic book series published from CrossGen. Tony Bedard was the writer for the entire run. Paul Pelletier was the artist for most of the issues, with an occasional fill-in artist taking an issue here and there.-Overview:...
, a CrossGenCrossGenCross Generation Entertainment, or CrossGen, was an American comic book publisher that operated from 1998 to 2004.CrossGen Comics, Inc. was founded in 1998, by Tampa, Florida-based entrepreneur Mark Alessi who sought to create a comic book universe that was uniquely varied but also connected by a...
comic - The NegationThe Negation- Personnel :Decapitated* Wojciech "Sauron" Wąsowicz – vocals* Wacław "Vogg" Kiełtyka – guitars* Marcin "Martin" Rygiel – bass* Witold "Vitek" Kiełtyka – drumsProduction* Producer – Slawek Wieslawski, Vojtek Wieslawski, Decapitated...
, an album by the Polish metal band DecapitatedDecapitated (band)Decapitated is a death metal band that formed in Krosno, Poland in 1996. The group comprises guitarist, founder and composer Wacław "Vogg" Kiełtyka, vocalist Rafał Piotrowski and Austrian drummer Kerim "Krimh" Lechner. Decapitated have gained recognition as one of the genre's most widely respected... - Negationism describes the illegitimate historical revisionist process that attempts to rewrite history by minimizing, denying or simply ignoring essential facts.