[ nɪ'geɪʃ(ə)n ]
■ noun
1》 the contradiction or denial of something.
↘ Logic a proposition whose assertion specifically denies the truth of another proposition.
2》 the absence or opposite of something actual or positive.
3》 Mathematics inversion.
Derivatives
negatory nɪ'geɪt(ə)ri , 'nɛgət(ə)ri adjective