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==Initial definition==

==Initial definition==

The '''minimal negation operator''' <math>\nu~\!</math> is a [[multigrade operator]] <math>(\nu_k)_{k \in \mathbb{N}}~\!</math> where each <math>\nu_k~\!</math> is a <math>k~\!</math>-ary [[boolean function]] defined in such a way that <math>\nu_k (x_1, \ldots , x_k) = 1~\!</math> in just those cases where exactly one of the arguments <math>x_j~\!</math> is <math>0.~\!</math>

The '''minimal negation operator''' <math>\nu~\!</math> is a [[multigrade operator]] <math>(\nu_k)_{k \in \mathbb{N}}~\!</math> where each <math>\nu_k~\!</math> is a <math>k~\!</math>-ary [[boolean function]] defined by the rule that <math>\nu_k (x_1, \ldots , x_k) = 1~\!</math> if and only if exactly one of the arguments <math>x_j~\!</math> is <math>0.~\!</math>

In contexts where the initial letter <math>\nu~\!</math> is understood, the minimal negation operators can be indicated by argument lists in parentheses. In the following text a distinctive typeface will be used for logical expressions based on minimal negation operators, for example, <math>\texttt{(x, y, z)}~\!</math> = <math>\nu (x, y, z).~\!</math>

In contexts where the initial letter <math>\nu~\!</math> is understood, the minimal negation operators can be indicated by argument lists in parentheses.&nbsp; In the following text a distinctive typeface will be used for logical expressions based on minimal negation operators, for example, <math>\texttt{(x, y, z)} = \nu (x, y, z).~\!</math>

The first four members of this family of operators are shown below, with paraphrases in a couple of other notations, where tildes and primes, respectively, indicate logical negation.

The first four members of this family of operators are shown below.&nbsp; The third and fourth columns give paraphrases in two other notations, where tildes and primes, respectively, indicate logical negation.

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