Associations to the word «Nullity»

Wiktionary

NULLITY, noun. The state of being null, or void, or invalid.
NULLITY, noun. (legal) A void act; a defective proceeding or one expressly declared by statute to be a nullity.
NULLITY, noun. (math) The difference between the rank of a matrix and the number of columns it has; the dimension of the nullspace of a matrix.

Dictionary definition

NULLITY, noun. The state of nonexistence.
NULLITY, noun. Something that is null (especially an enactment that has no legal validity).

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley