Neutral or neutrality may refer to:
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
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 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 Neutral wire, a conductor that provides a low impedance path to earth
Arts and media Neutrality (film), a 1949 Spanish drama 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 Neutral (Rapper), an American Rapper and hip hop artist
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)