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Neutrality

neutrality

1. The state or quality of being neutral; the condition of being unengaged in contests between others; state of taking no part on either side; indifference. Men who possess a state of neutrality in times of public danger, desert the interest of their fellow subjects. (Addison)

2. Indifference in quality; a state neither very good nor bad.

3. (Science: chemistry) The quality or state of being neutral. See Neutral.

4. The condition of a nation or government which refrains from taking part, directly or indirectly, in a war between other powers.

5. Those who are neutral; a combination of neutral powers or states. Armed neutrality, the condition of a neutral power, in time of war, which holds itself ready to resist by force any aggression of either belligerent.

Origin: Cf. F. Neutralite.


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Electrons... To be or not to be...

... some will gain. This happens in air or any other matter. A vaccuum in space, contains no electrons. Considering conductance has nothing to do with neutrality, the answer is probably useless.

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Bible vs Darwin

... not been what the bible preaches a man to be[well most people who claim to be christians are no different] Besides hitler maintained Religious neutrality[except for the jews].He realised the powerful role the Church played so he never dared to "stamp out chirstianity". Pol Pot bad ...

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Re: Evolution

... Predisposition is a big issue here, as scientists we are allways looking at life in darwinian terms, we should be seeking as much theoretical neutrality as possible, the same way a field ethnologist would try to strip himself of his cultural bias to better understand a foreign people. We should ...

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20 Amino Acids

.... except His, you need to know that histidine has a pKa near neutrality.

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