negative

«negative» in Mova's judaism dictionary: less than zero, like -3, written with a minus sign — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective (negative, more negative); noun (a negative, negatives)

meaning for a pupil

1) A negative number is less than zero, like -3, written with a minus sign. tree →

2) Negative means saying or meaning "no", like a negative answer. tree →

3) Negative means bad, unhelpful or gloomy: a negative attitude. tree →

4) A negative test result means the thing tested for was not found. tree →

5) In science, negative is one end of a battery or a kind of electric charge (-). tree →

6) A negative is an old film photo where light and dark are swapped. tree →

7) Negative can also mean the reverse or opposite side of something. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In Sefer Yetzirah, "negative" is one of the three opposing principles, balanced by the "affirmative", with a third that equalizes them. Interpretation: The commentators read the three as a pattern of balance in creation: merit, guilt and the one that settles between them. They link it with the three mother letters. In the primary lessons: In maths: negative numbers on a number line, temperatures below zero, money owed. In science: positive and negative terminals and charges. In everyday life: a negative result on a test is often good news. In grammar: a negative sentence has "not" or "no". Phrases: negative number, in the negative, negative feedback, double negative.

examples

• There are three of which every one of them stands by itself; one is in the affirmative, the other in the negative and one equalizes them. (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) tree →
• -5 is a negative number. tree →
• The temperature was negative 4 degrees overnight. tree →
• Her answer was negative: she said no. tree →
• Try not to be so negative about the test. tree →
• The COVID test came back negative, so he could go to school. tree →
• Connect the wire to the negative end of the battery. tree →
• "I don't know nothing" is a double negative. tree →
• Any number times a negative number changes its sign. tree →
• Below zero on the thermometer, the numbers are negative. tree →
• The Holy Water which destroys the Fiend is merely a Christian form of the "Water of Death," viewed in its negative aspect. tree →

note

Opposite: positive. Maths rules: negative + negative is more negative; a negative times a negative is positive; -3 is smaller than -1. Trap: a "negative" medical result usually means good news. Trap: "minus" is the operation; "negative" is the kind of number, though people say "minus 5" for -5.

In the corpora

• "Not untrue" is a double negative meaning "true".
• "Negative patient outcome" is American hospital jargon for "the patient died".
• "Negative cash flow" means spending more money than comes in.
• Economists do the same with bad news: "negative growth" sounds like growing, but it means the economy got smaller.
• "Negative growth" means the economy is shrinking.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «negative» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.