Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com

particular negative

American  

noun

Logic.
  1. a proposition of the form “Some S is not P.” O


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

With depression, the brain can get stuck in a rut and locked into a particular negative way of thinking, he said.

From BBC ● Apr. 11, 2022

The only weakness perhaps is that your star player and perhaps least imposing defensive player, Steph Curry, is the one chasing Westbrook around, but I still think the positives outweigh that particular negative.

From Slate ● May 23, 2016

And, similarly, taking any particular negative, such as Some giants are not cruel, and writing x for 'giants' and y for 'not-cruel,' we may express it thus: O. xȳ = v.

From Logic Deductive and Inductive by Carveth Read

The letters I, E and O are used respectively for the particular affirmative ``some x is y,'' the universal negative ``no x is y,'' and the particular negative ``some x is not y.''

From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg

The marking and storing of negatives in this way save hours of time spent in searching for some particular negative.

From Harper's Round Table, July 2, 1895 by Various

Random Word

Spin the wheel and learn a new word!

Get a word

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Join 14,000,000 vocabulary learners

Start learning new words today on VocabTrainer.
You'll remember them forever.

Start training