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title: ! (not)
slug: not
createdAt: 2021-09-14T17:53:03.000Z
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Invalidates the truthiness of an evaluated expression.

### Syntax

`!expression`

### Sample usage

`!department:engineering` returns all records where `department` does not match `engineering`.

### See also

- [> (greater-than)](docId\:KC0htlkxUvbamz_X6QFT9) 
- [= (equals)](docId:50o8vwTa5Zp6SV8DQdwjl) 
- [!= (not-equals)](docId\:G6PRxUTGM2VRCNW7HcqrY)