not+negative
121negative — 1. Not affirmative; refutative; not positive; not abnormal. 2. Denoting failure of response, absence of a reaction, or absence of an entity or condition in question. [L. negativus, fr. nego, to deny] * * * neg·a·tive neg ət iv …
122Negative information — In robotics, Negative information is defined as the ascertained absence of evidence when evidence was expected. In quantum information science, Negative information is when sending quantum bits of a message from a transmitter to a receiver will… …
123Negative temperature — In physics, certain systems can achieve negative temperatures; that is, their thermodynamic temperature can be a negative quantity. Negative temperatures can be expressed as negative numbers on the kelvin scale. Temperatures that are expressed as …
124negative — I. adjective Date: 15th century 1. a. marked by denial, prohibition, or refusal < received a negative answer >; also marked by absence, withholding, or removal of something positive < the negative motivation of shame Garrett Hardin > b. (1)… …
125Negative feedback — Most endocrine hormones are controlled by a physiologic negative feedback inhibition loop, such as the glucocorticoids secreted by the adrenal cortex. The hypothalamus secretes corticotropin releasing hormone (CRH), which directs the anterior… …
126negative — I UK [ˈneɡətɪv] / US adjective *** 1) expressing disagreement or criticism a negative response a negative opinion of her qualifications a) expressing opposition to something, especially when there is a choice His answer was negative. b)… …
127not — [[t]nɒ̱t[/t]] ♦ (Not is often shortened to n t in spoken English, and added to the auxiliary or modal verb. For example, did not is often shortened to didn t .) 1) NEG You use not with verbs to form negative statements. The sanctions are not… …
128negative evidence — Testimony that a fact did not exist or that a thing was not done, in other words testimony that denies rather than affirms. 30 Am J2d Ev § 1092. Testimony that one did not see or hear something, otherwise called testimony to negative knowledge.… …