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Minutiae vs Minutia - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between minutiae and minutia

is that minutiae is irregular plural of minutia#English minutia while minutia is a minor detail, often of negligible importance.

minutiae

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Noun

minutiae (p)
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    minutia

    English

    Noun

  • A minor detail, often of negligible importance.
  • They spent all their time on minutiae , never making real progress.
  • (biometrics, forensics) Any of the major features of a fingerprint that allow prints to be compared.