immateriality.

1. A lack of consequential relevance to the matter being considered.

2. A nonphysical or nonmaterial character.

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Words that belong together

• immateriality of a difference
• legal immateriality

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The immateriality of the difference did not mean the two versions were identical.

Legal immateriality concerned the issue before the court rather than every possible consequence.

Usage notes

Primary category: academic / formal. Forms: Usually uncountable. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: requirements and constraints, institutional organization, formal assessment, system properties. Disciplines: academic writing, formal analysis, institutional studies. Commonness: moderately common.