neutral

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  1. adjective Not aligned with, supporting, or favoring either side in a war, dispute, or contest.
  2. adjective Belonging to neither side in a controversy: on neutral ground.
  3. adjective Belonging to neither kind; not one thing or the other.
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  • Venera kept her own expression neutral, her eyes straight ahead of her as she climbed the red-carpeted steps to the long-disused seat of Buridan The council members had been chatting, but one by one they fell silent and stared. —  AnalogSFF,May2007
  • A reading of 50 is considered growth-neutral, and an index greater than 50 indicates an expansionary economy over the next three to six months. —  Denver Business News - Local Denver News | Denver Business Journal
  • Having the web OS-neutral will be the first step in solving the problems that you describe. —  freshnews.org - most clicked links
  • It creates incentives for business to invest in projects that are carbon-neutral, and avoid those that pollute.
  • If the load on each phase is balanced the neutral will be at 0 volts, however this is rarely the case. —  Yahoo! Answers: Latest Questions
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  1. Middle English neuteral, from Old French neutral, from Latin neutrālis, grammatically neuter, from neuter, neutr-; see neuter.

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  1. = Spanish Pg, neutral = Italian neutrale, from Latin neutralis, neuter, from neuter, neither: see neuter.
 

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