ntuitively, I'd say negation is generally predicated of the 'same' thing, as in 'negative charge' and 'positive charge', or 'positive spin' and 'negative spin', while two things which are opposite are so with respect to some third term, as in 'green and red are opposites on the color wheel'. — StreetlightX
I tend not to use them interchangeably in contexts requiring technical precision.Opposition and negation: are they the same thing? — Mongrel
1. Identical.1. What is the negation of opposite?
2. What is the opposite of negation? — Agent Smith
What is the negation of opposite?
2. What is the opposite of negation?
— Agent Smith
1. Identical.
2. Negation of negation. — 180 Proof
How do I map this onto how the words "opposite" and "negation" are used in discourse, formal and informal, outside math that is? — Agent Smith
Opposite is closed i.e. it specifically identifies another thing e.g. the opposite of hot is cold. Opposites are knowledge-apt i.e. I can construct knowledge with opposites. — Agent Smith
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