[W/K] :: Not

  Not \Not\ [Contr. from ne wot. See 2d Note.]
     Wot not; know not; knows not. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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  Not \Not\, a.
     Shorn; shaven. [Obs.] See Nott.
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  Not \Not\, adv. [OE. not, noht, nought, naught, the same word as
     E. naught. See Naught.]
     A word used to express negation, prohibition, denial, or
     refusal.
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           Not one word spake he more than was need. --Chaucer.
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           Thou shalt not steal.                    --Ex. xx. 15.
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           Thine eyes are upon me, and I am not.    --Job vii. 8.
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           The question is, may I do it, or may I not do it? --Bp.
                                                    Sanderson.
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     Not . . . but, or Not but, only. [Obs. or Colloq.]
        --Chaucer.
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  not
       adv : negation of a word or group of words; "he does not speak
             French"; "she is not going"; "they are not friends";
             "not many"; "not much"; "not at all"

  NOT
       
           The Boolean function which is true only if its input
          is false.  Its truth table is:
       
           A | NOT A
           --+----------
           F |   T
           T |   F
       
          (1996-11-04)