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'''Logical negation''' is an [[logical operation|operation]] on one [[logical value]], typically the value of a [[proposition]], that produces a value of ''true'' when its operand is false and a value of ''false'' when its operand is true. | '''Logical negation''' is an [[logical operation|operation]] on one [[logical value]], typically the value of a [[proposition]], that produces a value of ''true'' when its operand is false and a value of ''false'' when its operand is true. | ||
| − | The [[truth table]] of | + | The [[truth table]] of <math>\operatorname{NOT}~ p,</math> also written <math>\lnot p,\!</math> appears below: |
<br> | <br> | ||
| − | {| align="center" border="1" cellpadding="8" cellspacing="0" style=" | + | {| align="center" border="1" cellpadding="8" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:45%" |
| − | |+ | + | |+ style="height:30px" | <math>\text{Logical Negation}\!</math> |
| − | |- style="background:# | + | |- style="height:40px; background:#f0f0ff" |
| − | + | | style="width:50%" | <math>p\!</math> | |
| − | + | | style="width:50%" | <math>\lnot p\!</math> | |
|- | |- | ||
| − | | F || T | + | | <math>\operatorname{F}</math> || <math>\operatorname{T}</math> |
|- | |- | ||
| − | | T || F | + | | <math>\operatorname{T}</math> || <math>\operatorname{F}</math> |
|} | |} | ||
<br> | <br> | ||
| − | The | + | The negation of a proposition <math>p\!</math> may be found notated in various ways in various contexts of application, often merely for typographical convenience. Among these variants are the following: |
<br> | <br> | ||
| − | {| align="center" border="1" cellpadding="8" cellspacing="0" | + | {| align="center" border="1" cellpadding="8" cellspacing="0" width="45%" |
| − | |+ | + | |+ style="height:30px" | <math>\text{Variant Notations}\!</math> |
| − | |- style="background:# | + | |- style="height:40px; background:#f0f0ff" |
| − | + | | width="50%" align="center" | <math>\text{Notation}\!</math> | |
| − | ! | + | | width="50%" | <math>\text{Vocalization}\!</math> |
|- | |- | ||
| − | | | + | | align="center" | <math>\bar{p}\!</math> |
| − | | bar | + | | <math>p\!</math> bar |
|- | |- | ||
| − | | | + | | align="center" | <math>\tilde{p}\!</math> |
| − | | | + | | <math>p\!</math> tilde |
|- | |- | ||
| − | | | + | | align="center" | <math>p'\!</math> |
| − | | bang | + | | <math>p\!</math> prime<br> <math>p\!</math> complement |
| + | |- | ||
| + | | align="center" | <math>!p\!</math> | ||
| + | | bang <math>p\!</math> | ||
|} | |} | ||
Revision as of 02:06, 16 May 2012
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Logical negation is an operation on one logical value, typically the value of a proposition, that produces a value of true when its operand is false and a value of false when its operand is true.
The truth table of \(\operatorname{NOT}~ p,\) also written \(\lnot p,\!\) appears below:
| \(p\!\) | \(\lnot p\!\) |
| \(\operatorname{F}\) | \(\operatorname{T}\) |
| \(\operatorname{T}\) | \(\operatorname{F}\) |
The negation of a proposition \(p\!\) may be found notated in various ways in various contexts of application, often merely for typographical convenience. Among these variants are the following:
| \(\text{Notation}\!\) | \(\text{Vocalization}\!\) |
| \(\bar{p}\!\) | \(p\!\) bar |
| \(\tilde{p}\!\) | \(p\!\) tilde |
| \(p'\!\) | \(p\!\) prime \(p\!\) complement |
| \(!p\!\) | bang \(p\!\) |
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