negand
negand noun: the proposition that is to be negated.
Noun
negand (plural negands)
- The proposition that is to be negated.
- A negation is true if and only if the negand is not true.2006, Dov M. Gabbay, John Woods, Logic and the Modalities in the Twentieth Century, page 345
- "Maisie is a rottweiler" is the negand of "Maisie is not a rottweiler."2012, Nicholas Jeremy Josef Smith, Logic: The Laws of Truth, page 25
- Synonyms:
- negatum
Synonyms of negand
Forms of negand
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Questions about negand
- What does negand mean?
- Negand means the proposition that is to be negated.
- What part of speech is negand?
- Negand is a noun.
- What is the plural of negand?
- The plural of negand is negands.
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