NOT

See also: Appendix:Variations of "not"

English

Noun

NOT (plural NOTs)

  1. (mathematics, logic) A unary operation on logical values that changes true to false, and false to true.
    • 2022 August 4, William Bahn, “Boolean Algebra Laws—Delving Into Boolean Identities”, in All About Circuits[1]:
      Notice that the NOT symbol is simply a BUF symbol followed by a bubble. The bubble represents logical inversion and is the actual NOT gate. Anytime you see a bubble attached to a gate pin, you can detach it from the pin and insert a separate NOT gate in its place without affecting the resulting logic.

Usage notes

  • The symbols ¬, !, ~, ˈ and overbar (as in Ā for "not A") have all been used for the NOT operator in various contexts.
  • Boolean variables and states (AND, OR, NOT, TRUE, FALSE etc.) are commonly written in all uppercase in order to distinguish them from the ordinary uses of the words.
NOT truth table
Input Output
0 1
1 0

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Polish

Etymology

Acronym of Naczelna Organizacja Techniczna (Chief Technical Organization).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnɔt/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔt
  • Syllabification: NOT

Proper noun

NOT n (indeclinable)

  1. acronym of Naczelna Organizacja Techniczna: Polish Federation of Engineering Associations

Declension

Indeclinable, or:

Further reading

  • NOT in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • NOT in Polish dictionaries at PWN