noun
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the state or character of being neutral, esp in a dispute, contest, etc
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the condition of being chemically or electrically neutral
Other Word Forms
- antineutrality noun
- nonneutrality noun
- semineutrality noun
- unneutrality noun
Etymology
Origin of neutrality
late Middle English word dating back to 1425–75; neutral, -ity
Example Sentences
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The NGOs say compliance would expose local employees to potential retaliation, undermine the principle of humanitarian neutrality and violate European data protection law.
From Barron's
Ms. Veit is a wonderful writer who brings to her subject a wealth of research and an attitude of refreshingly nonideological neutrality.
In the press release, Anthropic also reaffirmed its commitment to platform and hardware neutrality.
From MarketWatch
But "they're also not falling the way that they need to for China to start making progress towards the carbon neutrality target."
From Barron's
But now Japan is turning to atomic energy to reduce its reliance on fossil fuels, achieve carbon neutrality by 2050 and meet growing energy needs from artificial intelligence.
From Barron's
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