negative identification
— Noun
– English
～ evidence proving that you are not who you say you are not; evidence establishing that you are not among a group of people already known to the system; recognition by the system leads to rejection; "a system for negative identification can prevent the use of multiple identities by a single person"
negative correlation
— Noun
– English
～ a correlation in which large values of one variable are associated with small values of the other; the correlation coefficient is between 0 and -1
negative
— Noun
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～ a piece of photographic film showing an image with light and shade or colors reversed
negative feedback
— Noun
– English
～ feedback in opposite phase with (decreasing) the input
negative
— Noun
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～ a reply of denial; "he answered in the negative"
negative charge
— Noun
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～ having a surplus of electrons; having a lower electric potential
negative chemotaxis
— Noun
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～ movement away from a chemical stimulus
negative muon
— Noun
– English
～ an elementary particle with a negative charge and a half-life of 2 microsecond; decays to electron and neutrino and antineutrino
negative
— Verb
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～ vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent; "The President vetoed the bill"
negative
— Adjective
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～ having the quality of something harmful or unpleasant; "ran a negative campaign"; "delinquents retarded by their negative outlook on life"
negative
— Adjective
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～ reckoned in a direction opposite to that regarded as positive; "negative interest rates"
negative
— Adjective
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～ having a negative charge; "electrons are negative"
negative
— Adjective
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～ less than zero; "a negative number"
negative
— Adjective
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～ designed or tending to discredit, especially without positive or helpful suggestions; "negative criticism"
negative
— Adjective
– English
～ characterized by or displaying negation or denial or opposition or resistance; having no positive features; "a negative outlook on life"; "a colorless negative personality"; "a negative evaluation"; "a negative reaction to an advertising campaign"
negative
— Adjective
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～ expressing or consisting of a negation or refusal or denial
negative
— Adjective
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～ involving disadvantage or harm; "minus (or negative) factors"
negative
— Adjective
– English
～ not indicating the presence of microorganisms or disease or a specific condition; "the HIV test was negative"