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Negation

The act of denying; assertion of the nonreality or untruthfulness of anything; declaration that something is not, or has not been, or will not be; denial; -- the opposite of affirmation.

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Cancellation 76% connected

The act, process, or result of canceling; as, the cansellation of certain words in a contract, or of the contract itself.

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Contradiction 76% connected

An assertion of the contrary to what has been said or affirmed; denial of the truth of a statement or assertion; contrary declaration; gainsaying.

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Denial 76% connected

The act of gainsaying, refusing, or disowning; negation; -- the contrary of affirmation.

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Disaffirmation 76% connected

The act of disaffirming; negation; refutation.

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Proposition 76% connected

The act of setting or placing before; the act of offering.

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Statement 76% connected

The act of stating, reciting, or presenting, orally or in paper; as, to interrupt a speaker in the statement of his case.

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Contravene 74% connected

To meet in the way of opposition; to come into conflict with; to oppose; to contradict; to obstruct the operation of; to defeat.

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Contravene 74% connected

To meet in the way of opposition; to come into conflict with; to oppose; to contradict; to obstruct the operation of; to defeat.

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Argumentation noun · 86% connection

a course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating a truth or falsehood; the methodical process of logical reasoning; "I can't follow your l…

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Assumption noun · 86% connection

a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn; "on the assumption that he has been injured, we can i…

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Axiom noun · 86% connection

(logic) a proposition that is not susceptible of proof or disproof; its truth is assumed to be self-evident

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Conclusion noun · 86% connection

the proposition arrived at by logical reasoning (such as the proposition that must follow from the major and minor premises of a syllo…

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Contradiction in terms noun · 86% connection

(logic) a statement that is necessarily false; "the statement ‘he is brave and he is not brave’ is a contradiction"

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Converse noun · 86% connection

a proposition obtained by conversion

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Corollary noun · 86% connection

(logic) an inference that follows directly from the proof of another proposition

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Deduction noun · 86% connection

reasoning from the general to the particular (or from cause to effect)

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Deductive reasoning noun · 86% connection

reasoning from the general to the particular (or from cause to effect)

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Euclid's axiom noun · 86% connection

(mathematics) any of five axioms that are generally recognized as the basis for Euclidean geometry

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Euclid's postulate noun · 86% connection

(mathematics) any of five axioms that are generally recognized as the basis for Euclidean geometry

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Euclidean axiom noun · 86% connection

(mathematics) any of five axioms that are generally recognized as the basis for Euclidean geometry

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Inference noun · 86% connection

the reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusi…

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Lemma noun · 86% connection

a subsidiary proposition that is assumed to be true in order to prove another proposition

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Logic noun · 86% connection

reasoned and reasonable judgment; "it made a certain kind of logic"

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Particular noun · 86% connection

(logic) a proposition that asserts something about some (but not all) members of a class

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Posit noun · 86% connection

(logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoning

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Postulate noun · 86% connection

(logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoning

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Absque hoc unknown · 78% connection

The technical words of denial used in traversing what has been alleged, and is repeated.

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Acknowledgment noun · 78% connection

A declaration or avowal of one's own act, to give it legal validity; as, the acknowledgment of a deed before a proper officer. Also, t…

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Affirm verb · 78% connection

To make a solemn declaration, before an authorized magistrate or tribunal, under the penalties of perjury; to testify by affirmation.

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Affirmance noun · 78% connection

A strong declaration; affirmation.

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Affirmation noun · 78% connection

That which is asserted; an assertion; a positive statement; an averment; as, an affirmation, by the vender, of title to property sold,…

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Ascetic noun · 78% connection

In the early church, one who devoted himself to a solitary and contemplative life, characterized by devotion, extreme self-denial, and…

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Assertion noun · 78% connection

The act of asserting, or that which is asserted; positive declaration or averment; affirmation; statement asserted; position advanced.

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Asseveration noun · 78% connection

The act of asseverating, or that which is asseverated; positive affirmation or assertion; solemn declaration.

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Averment verb · 78% connection

The act of averring, or that which is averred; affirmation; positive assertion.

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Belief noun · 78% connection

Assent to a proposition or affirmation, or the acceptance of a fact, opinion, or assertion as real or true, without immediate personal…

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Contradictory adjective · 78% connection

Affirming the contrary; implying a denial of what has been asserted; also, mutually contradicting; inconsistent.

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Cost verb · 78% connection

The amount paid, charged, or engaged to be paid, for anything bought or taken in barter; charge; expense; hence, whatever, as labor, s…

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Declaration noun · 78% connection

The act of declaring, or publicly announcing; explicit asserting; undisguised token of a ground or side taken on any subject; proclama…

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