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Neutral or neutrality may refer to:

Mathematics and natural science

Neutral organisms, in ecology, those that obey the unified neutral theory of biodiversity

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

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)

For political principles, see § Political principles.

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

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

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.

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

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

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