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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.
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The [[truth table]] of '''NOT p''' (also written as '''~p''' or '''¬p''') is as follows:
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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.
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The [[truth table]] of <math>\operatorname{NOT}~ p,</math> also written <math>\lnot p,\!</math> appears below:
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|+ '''Logical Negation'''
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! style="width:20%" | p
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! style="width:20%" | ¬p
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{| align="center" border="1" cellpadding="8" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:45%"
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|+ style="height:30px" | <math>\text{Logical Negation}\!</math>
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|- style="height:40px; background:#f0f0ff"
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| style="width:50%" | <math>p\!</math>
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| style="width:50%" | <math>\lnot p\!</math>
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| F || T
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| <math>\operatorname{F}</math> || <math>\operatorname{T}</math>
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| T || F
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| <math>\operatorname{T}</math> || <math>\operatorname{F}</math>
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The logical negation of a proposition '''p''' is notated in different ways in various contexts of discussion and fields of application. Among these variants are the following:
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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:
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|+ '''Variant Notations'''
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{| align="center" border="1" cellpadding="8" cellspacing="0" width="45%"
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! style="text-align:center" | Notation
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|+ style="height:30px" | <math>\text{Variant Notations}\!</math>
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! Vocalization
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|- style="height:40px; background:#f0f0ff"
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| width="50%" align="center" | <math>\text{Notation}\!</math>
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| width="50%" | <math>\text{Vocalization}\!</math>
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| align="center" | <math>\bar{p}\!</math>
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| <math>p\!</math> bar
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| style="text-align:center" | <math>\bar{p}</math>
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| align="center" | <math>\tilde{p}\!</math>
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| bar ''p''
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| <math>p\!</math> tilde
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| style="text-align:center" | <math>p'\!</math>
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| align="center" | <math>p'\!</math>
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| ''p'' prime,<p> ''p'' complement
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| <math>p\!</math> prime<br> <math>p\!</math> complement
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| style="text-align:center" | <math>!p\!</math>
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| align="center" | <math>!p\!</math>
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| bang ''p''
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| bang <math>p\!</math>
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==See also==
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==Syllabus==
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===Focal nodes===
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* [[Inquiry Live]]
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* [[Logic Live]]
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===Peer nodes===
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* [http://intersci.ss.uci.edu/wiki/index.php/Logical_negation Logical Negation @ InterSciWiki]
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* [http://mywikibiz.com/Logical_negation Logical Negation @ MyWikiBiz]
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* [http://ref.subwiki.org/wiki/Logical_negation Logical Negation @ Subject Wikis]
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* [http://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Logical_negation Logical Negation @ Wikiversity]
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* [http://beta.wikiversity.org/wiki/Logical_negation Logical Negation @ Wikiversity Beta]
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===Logical operators===
===Logical operators===
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* [[Exclusive disjunction]]
* [[Exclusive disjunction]]
* [[Logical conjunction]]
* [[Logical conjunction]]
* [[Logical disjunction]]
* [[Logical disjunction]]
* [[Logical equality]]
* [[Logical equality]]
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* [[Logical implication]]
* [[Logical implication]]
* [[Logical NAND]]
* [[Logical NAND]]
* [[Logical NNOR]]
* [[Logical NNOR]]
* [[Logical negation|Negation]]
* [[Logical negation|Negation]]
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===Related topics===
===Related topics===
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* [[Ampheck]]
* [[Ampheck]]
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* [[Boolean algebra]]
* [[Boolean domain]]
* [[Boolean domain]]
* [[Boolean function]]
* [[Boolean function]]
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* [[Boolean-valued function]]
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* [[Boolean logic]]
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* [[Differential logic]]
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* [[Laws of Form]]
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* [[Logic gate]]
* [[Logical graph]]
* [[Logical graph]]
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* [[Minimal negation operator]]
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* [[Multigrade operator]]
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* [[Parametric operator]]
* [[Peirce's law]]
* [[Peirce's law]]
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* [[Propositional calculus]]
* [[Propositional calculus]]
* [[Sole sufficient operator]]
* [[Sole sufficient operator]]
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* [[Truth table]]
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* [[Universe of discourse]]
* [[Zeroth order logic]]
* [[Zeroth order logic]]
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===Relational concepts===
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* [[Continuous predicate]]
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* [[Hypostatic abstraction]]
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* [[Logic of relatives]]
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* [[Logical matrix]]
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* [[Relation (mathematics)|Relation]]
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* [[Relation composition]]
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* [[Relation construction]]
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* [[Relation reduction]]
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* [[Relation theory]]
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* [[Relative term]]
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* [[Sign relation]]
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* [[Triadic relation]]
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===Information, Inquiry===
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* [[Inquiry]]
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* [[Dynamics of inquiry]]
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* [[Semeiotic]]
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* [[Logic of information]]
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* [[Descriptive science]]
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* [[Normative science]]
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* [[Pragmatic maxim]]
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* [[Truth theory]]
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===Related articles===
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* [http://intersci.ss.uci.edu/wiki/index.php/Cactus_Language Cactus Language]
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* [http://intersci.ss.uci.edu/wiki/index.php/Futures_Of_Logical_Graphs Futures Of Logical Graphs]
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* [http://intersci.ss.uci.edu/wiki/index.php/Propositional_Equation_Reasoning_Systems Propositional Equation Reasoning Systems]
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* [http://intersci.ss.uci.edu/wiki/index.php/Differential_Logic_:_Introduction Differential Logic : Introduction]
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* [http://intersci.ss.uci.edu/wiki/index.php/Differential_Propositional_Calculus Differential Propositional Calculus]
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* [http://intersci.ss.uci.edu/wiki/index.php/Differential_Logic_and_Dynamic_Systems_2.0 Differential Logic and Dynamic Systems]
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* [http://intersci.ss.uci.edu/wiki/index.php/Prospects_for_Inquiry_Driven_Systems Prospects for Inquiry Driven Systems]
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* [http://intersci.ss.uci.edu/wiki/index.php/Introduction_to_Inquiry_Driven_Systems Introduction to Inquiry Driven Systems]
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* [http://intersci.ss.uci.edu/wiki/index.php/Inquiry_Driven_Systems Inquiry Driven Systems : Inquiry Into Inquiry]
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==Document history==
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Portions of the above article were adapted from the following sources under the [[GNU Free Documentation License]], under other applicable licenses, or by permission of the copyright holders.
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* [http://intersci.ss.uci.edu/wiki/index.php/Logical_negation Logical Negation], [http://intersci.ss.uci.edu/ InterSciWiki]
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* [http://mywikibiz.com/Logical_negation Logical Negation], [http://mywikibiz.com/ MyWikiBiz]
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* [http://wikinfo.org/w/index.php/Logical_negation Logical Negation], [http://wikinfo.org/w/ Wikinfo]
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* [http://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Logical_negation Logical Negation], [http://en.wikiversity.org/ Wikiversity]
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* [http://beta.wikiversity.org/wiki/Logical_negation Logical Negation], [http://beta.wikiversity.org/ Wikiversity Beta]
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* [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Logical_negation&oldid=77111608 Logical Negation], [http://en.wikipedia.org/ Wikipedia]
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