The difference between Contradictory and Negation
When used as nouns, contradictory means either of a pair of propositions, that cannot both be true or both be false, whereas negation means the act of negating something.
Contradictory is also adjective with the meaning: that contradicts something, such as an argument.
check bellow for the other definitions of Contradictory and Negation
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Contradictory as an adjective:
That contradicts something, such as an argument.
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Contradictory as an adjective:
That is itself a contradiction.
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Contradictory as an adjective:
That is diametrically opposed to something.
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Contradictory as an adjective:
Mutually exclusive.
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Contradictory as an adjective:
Tending to contradict or oppose, contrarious.
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Contradictory as a noun (logic):
Either of a pair of propositions, that cannot both be true or both be false.
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Negation as a noun (uncountable):
The act of negating something.
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Negation as a noun (countable):
A denial or contradiction.
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Negation as a noun (logic, countable):
A proposition which is the contradictory of another proposition and which can be obtained from that other proposition by the appropriately placed addition/insertion of the word "not". (Or, in symbolic logic, by prepending that proposition with the symbol for the logical operator "not".)
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Negation as a noun (logic):
The logical operation which obtains such (negated) propositions.