nullity
nullity · nullities
The state of being null, or void, or invalidThe state of being null, or void, or invalid.
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)The state of being null, or void, or invalid.
nullity of marriage
the state of nonexistence
(countable, uncountable)A void act; a defective proceeding or one expressly declared by statute to be a nullity.
(countable, uncountable)The dimension of the kernel of a linear transformation; the dimension of the nullspace of a matrix.
Translations
3 languagesOrigin
From Middle French nullité and its etymon Medieval Latin nūllitās, from Latin nūllus. By sFrom Middle French nullité and its etymon Medieval Latin nūllitās, from Latin nūllus. By surface analysis, null + -ity.
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Forms
plural: nullitiesSynonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- the state of nonexistence:nothingnessvoidnihility
Word family
2 related wordsRelatednull
Derivedrank-nullity theorem
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable