What is the difference between nor and not?
nor | not |
(literary) And not ()
* (Boethius)
* Shakespeare
* Sir (Walter Scott),
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(UK, dialect, Yorkshire) Than.
Negates the meaning of the modified verb.
* 1973 , .
To no degree
And .
Used to indicate that the previous phrase was meant sarcastically or ironically.
Unary logical function NOT, true if input is false, or a gate implementing that negation function.
Not is a related term of nor.
Not is a derived term of nor.
As conjunctions the difference between nor and not
is that nor is and not (introducing a negative statement, without necessarily following one while not is and not.As nouns the difference between nor and not
is that nor is alternative form of NOR|lang=en while not is unary logical function NOT, true if input is false, or a gate implementing that negation function.As an adverb not is
negates the meaning of the modified verb.As an interjection not is
used to indicate that the previous phrase was meant sarcastically or ironically.nor
English
Etymology 1
(etyl) nauther, from nother. Cognate with neither.Conjunction
(English Conjunctions)- Out with it, nor hold it fast within your breast.
- I love your majesty / According to my bond, nor more nor less.
- And, moreover, I had made my vow to preserve my rank unknown till the crusade should be accomplished; nor did I mention it
T time, passage=The ability to shift profits to low-tax countries by locating intellectual property in them
See also
* neitherEtymology 2
Possibly ; alternatively, short for "negation of OR".See also
* and * nand * or * xorStatistics
*not
English
(wikipedia not)Adverb
(-)- Well, I'm not a crook. I've earned everything I've got.
- Did you take out the trash? No, I did not .
- Not knowing any better, I went ahead.
- That is not red; it's orange.
Usage notes
In modern usage, the form do not ...'' (or ''don’t ...'') is preferred to ''... not'' for all but a short list of verbs (is/am/are/was/were, have/has/had, can/could, shall/should, will/would, may/might, need): * They do not''' sow.'' (modern) vs. ''They sow '''not . (KJB) American usage tends to prefer don’t have'' or ''haven’t got'' to ''have not'' or ''haven’t'', except when ''have'' is used as an auxiliary (or in the idiom ''have-not ): * I don’t have a clue'' or ''I haven’t got a clue. (US) * I haven’t a clue'' or ''I haven't got a clue. (outside US) * I haven’t been to Spain. (universal) The verb need is only directly negated when used as an auxiliary, and even this usage is rare in the US. * You don’t need to trouble yourself. (US) * You needn’t trouble yourself. (outside US) * I don’t need any eggs today. (universal) The verb dare can sometimes be directly negated. * I daren't do that.Conjunction
(English Conjunctions)- I wanted a plate of shrimp, not a bucket of chicken.
- He painted the car blue and black, not solid purple.
Usage notes
* The construction “A, not B” is synonymous with the constructions “A, and not B”; “not B, but A”; and “not B, but rather A”.Interjection
not!- I really like hanging out with my little brother watching ''Barney''... not !
- Sure, you're perfect the way you are... not !
Synonyms
* I don't thinkSee also
*Noun
(en noun)- You need a not there to conform with the negative logic of the memory chip.