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'''Neutral''' or '''neutrality''' may refer to:
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== Mathematics and natural science ==
===Biology===
* Neutral organisms, in ecology, those that obey the [[unified neutral theory of biodiversity]]

===Chemistry and physics===
* [[Neutralization (chemistry)]], a chemical reaction in which an acid and a base react quantitatively with each other
* [[Neutral solution]], a chemical solution which is neither acidic nor basic
* [[Neutral particle]], a particle without electrical charge

===Mathematics===
* [[Neutral element]] or identity element, in mathematics, a special element with respect to a binary operation, such that if the operation is applied to any element in a set, that element is unchanged
* [[Neutral vector]], a multivariate random variable that exhibits a particular type of statistical independence ([[Dirichlet distribution]])

==Philosophy==
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* [[Neutrality (philosophy)]], the absence of declared or intentional bias
* [[Neutrality (psychoanalysis)]]
* [[Neutral level]], the physical or material traces of esthesic and poietic processes identified in semiotics

== Politics ==
* [[Neutral country]], a polity such as a state that favors or supports none of the parties involved in a disagreement, conflict, or war

===Political principles===
* Neutral point of view, a stance or tone that is free from [[bias]] (see [[journalistic objectivity]])
* [[Gender neutrality]], a principle which advocates [[gender equality]] practices and behaviors which are neutral in regard to [[gender]]
* [[Humanitarian principles#Neutrality|Humanitarian neutrality]], a principle governing humanitarian responses
* [[Medical neutrality]], a principle of noninterference with medical services in times of armed conflict and civil unrest
* [[Network neutrality]], a principle which advocates that all data on the [[Internet]] be treated equally
* [[Search neutrality]], a principle that search engines should have no editorial policies other than that their results be comprehensive, impartial and based solely on relevance
*[[Neutrality (social choice)]], a principle that a voting rule should not discriminate apriori between candidates.

===Other uses in politics===
* [[Neutrality of money]], the notion that a change in the supply of money in an economy has no tangible effects
* [[Neutral Confederacy]], historic Indigenous people of the Northeastern Woodlands

==Technology==
* Neutral (usually abbreviated "N"), the state where no gears are selected for a motor vehicle's [[Transmission (mechanics)|transmission]]
* [[Neutral wire]], a conductor that provides a low impedance path to earth

==Arts and media==
* [[Neutrality (film)|''Neutrality'' (film)]], a 1949 Spanish drama
* [[Alignment (role-playing games)|Neutral alignment]], a categorization of the moral and ethical perspective of some characters, creatures and societies in some role-playing games
** [[Neutral (Dungeons & Dragons)]], an alignment in the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' fantasy role-playing game
* [[Neutral Records]], a record label

== Other uses ==
* [[Neutral, Kansas]], an unincorporated community in the United States
* [[Neutral color]], a description sometimes used to characterise the color gray

== See also ==
*[[Impartiality]]
*[[Neuter (disambiguation)]]
*[[Nutter (disambiguation)]]

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