"negative definition" is a correct and usable term in written English.
For example, one might use the term in a sentence such as, "To better understand the term, we need to look at the negative definition as well as the positive one."
In response to growing pressure on scientists to demonstrate their relevance, 'excellence' has taken on a negative definition, as the opposite of 'impact'impact
Most previous studies focused on Western countries, measured public opinion, and used a negative definition of peace, usually in support of the use of power.
You question the value of this negative definition, arguing that "if nature is defined as a landscape uninfluenced by humankind, then there is no nature on the planet at all".
In comparing both cases, the conclusion is drawn, that a negative definition of landscape form, which is derived as an urban containment, can hardly be successful to protect open spaces in growing city regions.
This weaker form of relativism, in so far as it denies the universality of certain truth claims, is captured more readily by the negative definition (§1.2) of relativism.
"We've adopted the Orwellian, negative definition of Big Brother," says Clark. "It used to mean a quiet, strong presence — that's what our system is.
He begins to define time by what it is not rather than what it is, an approach similar to that taken in other negative definitions.
Due to these three paradoxes, only positive definitions of what 'global health' includes seem to be possible, while negative definitions of what it does not include are highly questionable and depend on the concept of 'global' and frames of 'health'health
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In a subsequent study, Cheang and colleagues observed superior prognostic value of the basal-like immuno-histochemical definition (core basal) using these four biomarkers (plus progesterone receptor negativity) than when using the standard estrogen receptor-negative/progesterone receptor-negative/HER2-negative definition [ 6].
It is sometimes perceived that BP tumours and triple-negative tumours are synonymous and BP can be defined using a triple-negative definition without the need for the expression of basal markers.
