"indiscernibility" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: indiscernibilities [plural]
Etymology: in- + discernibility Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|in|discernibility}} in- + discernibility Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} indiscernibility (countable and uncountable, plural indiscernibilities)
  1. The state or characteristic of being indiscernible; inability to be observed. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-indiscernibility-en-noun-iS0~gyMD
  2. (often philosophical) Inability to be perceived as distinct from something else; indistinguishability . Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-indiscernibility-en-noun-x2XCg387 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms prefixed with in- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 87 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 8 92 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with in-: 42 58
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: indiscernibility of identicals

Inflected forms

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