a word that indicates negativity, for example 'not' in English or 'ne pas' in French
Examples of 'negative particle' in a sentence
negative particle
The introduction of a negative particle into these already negative forms makes a very trying problem in interpretation.
William Minto Logic: Inductive and Deductive (1893). Retrieved in 2019 from Project Gutenberg (https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/)
Take any universal affirmative proposition; convert it by obversion (contraposition); attach the negative particle to the predicate, and again convert.
Carveth Read Logic: Deductive and Inductive (1914). Retrieved in 2019 from Project Gutenberg (https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/)