Logical negation of "imperfect"

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• Alex Alum Member ⭐

  December 2017 edited December 2017 23929 karma

  @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.
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  NotMyName Alum Member Sage ⭐

  December 2017 5320 karma

  @"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 Alum Member

  December 2017 3279 karma

  I think it depends on the context.
  Imperfect can be"not perfect". Negating that would come out to perfect.
• LSATcantwin Alum Member Sage ⭐

  December 2017 13286 karma

  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 Alum Member Sage ⭐

  December 2017 edited December 2017 13286 karma

  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 Alum Member Sage ⭐

  December 2017 5320 karma

  @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 Alum Member Sage ⭐

  December 2017 13286 karma

  @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 Alum Member ⭐

  December 2017 edited December 2017 23929 karma

  @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.