OTHER WORDS FOR negative
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Idioms about negative
in the negative, in the form of a negative response, as a refusal, denial, or disagreement; no: The reply, when it finally came, was in the negative.
Origin of negative
OTHER WORDS FROM negative
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British Dictionary definitions for negative
Compare positive, affirmative
Derived forms of negative
negatively, adverbnegativeness or negativity, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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Scientific definitions for negative
negative
[ nĕg′ə-tĭv ]
Less than zero.
Having the electric charge or voltage less than zero.
Devoid of evidence of a suspected condition or disease, as a diagnostic test.
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