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Tilde (Alt)

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Negation

Used in symbolic logic, the ' ~ ', like ' ! ' and ' ¬' , is a truth-functional operator used to negate a proposition or formula.

For example, Proposition P is negated as ~P ( "Not P" or "it is Not the case that P") , and its opposite true.

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Asymmetric, Open shape, Monochrome, Contains curved lines, Has no crossing lines.

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Tilde (Alt) is part of the Logic Symbols group.

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