nullity

UK
/ˈnʌlɪti/
US
/ˈnʌlɪti/

Translations

nullitynoun
nullities
pl
UK
/ˈnʌlɪti/
US
/ˈnʌlɪti/
nullitéTerme juridique et courant pour l’invalidité, l’absence de force ou d’effet.
The contract was declared a nullity by the court.
Le contrat a été déclaré nul par le tribunal.
nullitéSens mathématique.
Because the matrix has rank three and four columns, its nullity is one.
Comme la matrice a un rang de trois et quatre colonnes, sa nullité est de un.
Additional translations
néantPour l’idée d’absence totale de valeur ou de consistance.
nullitéAu sens figuré, pour une chose ou une personne sans importance ou sans valeur.

Definitions

nullitynoun
The state of being null or void; nothingness.
The contract was declared a nullity by the court.
A thing of no importance or worth.
His opinion was considered a nullity in the decision-making process.
A legal term referring to something that is invalid or without legal force.
The marriage was annulled and treated as a nullity.
Mathematics: the dimension of the null space of a matrix or linear transformation; the number of solutions to the homogeneous equation A x = 0.
Because the matrix has rank three and four columns, its nullity is one.