pointlessness

English

Etymology

pointless +‎ -ness

Pronunciation

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Noun

pointlessness (countable and uncountable, plural pointlessnesses)

(countable) The lack of meaning, purpose, or ideas; the characteristic or condition of being pointless.
The pointlessness of the discussion only compounded her boredom.
(topology, geometry, uncountable) The quality of not mentioning points.

Translations

lack of purpose

Esperanto: sensenceco
Latvian: bezjēdzība f, bezjēdzīgums m

Russian: бессмы́сленность (ru) f (bessmýslennostʹ)

in geometry or topology

References

Pointless topology on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Gerla, G., 1995, "Pointless Geometries" in Buekenhout, F., Kantor, W. eds., Handbook of incidence geometry: buildings and foundations. North-Holland: 1015-31.

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