What is "minutia"

Minutia \Mi*nu"ti*a\, n.; pl. Minuti[ae] (-[=e]). [L., fr. minutus small, minute. See 4th Minute.] A minute particular; a small or minor detail; -- used chiefly in the plural.

1751, plural minutiae, from Latin minutia "smallness" (plural minutiae, in Late Latin "trifles"), from minutus "small" (see minute (adj.)).

n. 1 A minor detail, often of negligible importance. 2 (context biometrics forensics English) Any of the major features of a fingerprint that allow prints to be compared.

1. n. a small or minor detail; "he had memorized the many minutiae of the legal code"

2. [also: minutiae (pl)]