Logical negation of "imperfect"

Bumblebee

hello 7sagers,

Is the logical negation of "imperfect", "not imperfect" or "perfect"?
I'm unsure what the middle ground between "imperfect" and "perfect" may be

thanks!

Alex

@LSATlife said:
hello 7sagers,

Is the logical negation of "imperfect", "not imperfect" or "perfect"?
I'm unsure what the middle ground between "imperfect" and "perfect" may be

thanks!

I would think it would be "not imperfect" just because the negation of imperfect doesn't necessarily mean perfect. Like you said, there's middle ground that needs to be encompassed when we're talking in LSAT terms.

NotMyName

@"Alex Divine"

I would think it would be "not imperfect" just because the negation of imperfect doesn't necessarily mean perfect. Like you said, there's middle ground that needs to be encompassed when we're talking in LSAT terms.

LOL I think I know the LR question which prompted this.

In a rare case of disagreement with you Alex, I believe the negation would in fact be "perfect". "Imperfect" seems to capture all scenarios that are not "perfect". The definition for "imperfect" is "not perfect; faulty or incomplete" after all.

10000019

I think it depends on the context.
Imperfect can be"not perfect". Negating that would come out to perfect.

LSATcantwin

Ohhh I like this question, really made me think a bit.

I’m in agreement with @jkatz1488. The word “imperfect” seems to capture all instances other than perfect.

Let’s just use a grade as an example. 0-99% is an imperfect grade. 100% is the only other option, or in other words a perfect grade!

The English language is so fun lol

LSATcantwin

Thinking about it more, @"Alex Divine" is not wrong either!

Not imperfect means it is perfect! Lol it’s like semantics

It's sort of a double negative between "not" and the prefix "im"!

NotMyName

@LSATcantwin

Thinking about it more, @"Alex Divine" is not wrong either!

Not imperfect means it is perfect! Lol it’s like Symantec’s

HAHA love the enthusiasm! Yes I see that now. However, to specifically address OP's concern, I don't think there is any middle ground between perfect and imperfect. It's a beautiful binary split.

LSATcantwin

@jkatz1488 said:
@LSATcantwin

Thinking about it more, @"Alex Divine" is not wrong either!

Not imperfect means it is perfect! Lol it’s like Symantec’s

HAHA love the enthusiasm! Yes I see that now. However, to specifically address OP's concern, I don't think there is any middle ground between perfect and imperfect. It's a beautiful binary split.

Yep! I had to come back and think about it a few times, as well as edit my phones auto correct of "semantics" to "Symantec's" for whatever reason...

Alex

@jkatz1488 said:
@"Alex Divine"

I would think it would be "not imperfect" just because the negation of imperfect doesn't necessarily mean perfect. Like you said, there's middle ground that needs to be encompassed when we're talking in LSAT terms.

LOL I think I know the LR question which prompted this.

In a rare case of disagreement with you Alex, I believe the negation would in fact be "perfect". "Imperfect" seems to capture all scenarios that are not "perfect". The definition for "imperfect" is "not perfect; faulty or incomplete" after all.

Yeah this makes more sense, haha. Definitely seems like it could be treated as a binary cut.