The negation of a subformula is true if the subformula is false,
and the negation of a subformula is false if the subformula is true.
The symbol we use for negation is ¬
.
The truth table below shows all possible combinations for a negation.
Here t
stands for true, and f
stands for false.
A | ¬A |
---|---|
f | t |
t | f |
Doets, Kees. From Logic to Logic Programming. MIT Press, 1994.
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