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ma·te·ri·al·i·ty
\məˌtirēˈaləd.ē, -tēr-, -ətē, -i\ noun
(-es)
Etymology: Medieval Latin materialitat-, materialitas quality or state of being material, from Late Latin materialis material + Latin -itat-, -itas -ity
1.
a. obsolete : matter, substance
b. : something that is material or the sum of things that are material especially physically and in an outwardly apprehensible manner
< has the world of materiality under control — N.R.Nash >
2. : the quality or state of being material: as
a. : the quality or state of consisting of matter : the quality or state of being physical
< the materiality of the universe >
b. : the quality or state of being something requiring serious consideration by reason of being either certainly or probably vital to the proper settlement of an issue
< questioned the materiality of the evidence > |