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negator

negator

9.2
An operator in logic that changes a true statement to false
  • noun
  • /nɪˈɡeɪtər/
  • Specialized
translation icon : negador
  • Every logical system includes some form of negator to express the opposite of a proposition.

Examples

  • The negator changes the statement from true to false.

  • The mathematician explained how a negator changes a true statement to a false one.

  • In digital circuits, a negator is often represented by a NOT gate.

  • In logic, a negator is essential for creating complex statements.

  • In digital circuits, a negator is often represented by a NOT gate.

  • The mathematician explained how a negator changes a true statement to a false one.

  • Every logical system includes some form of negator to express the opposite of a proposition.

Synonyms

negation
vsnegator
  • Specialized
1 7.3

A statement that is true when another statement is false

is the operator that flips truth values rather than being a proposition

Surface Forms

negator singular
negators plural

Morphology

negator = negate (transparent) = negate + or

Direct agent/instrument nominalization from the verb 'negate' describing an operator that negates truth values.

Etymology

Negator comes from the Latin negare, which means 'to deny', and is the same root as negative. In logic a negator simply 'says no' to a statement by changing true into false.