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minutia

minutia

9.6
A small feature on a fingerprint that helps match two prints
  • noun
  • /mɪˈnuːʃə/
  • Specialized
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  • The expert analyzed the minutia of the fingerprint to confirm the identity of the suspect.

You perform the feature extraction process and therefore you will get different sets of minutiae points.

Examples

  • During the investigation, detectives focused on the minutia found at the crime scene to piece together the timeline.

  • Because this is the minutiae that the government was recording and understanding.

  • For accurate fingerprint matching, every minutia must be carefully documented and compared.

Synonyms

detail
vsminutia
∞ 1.0

A small fact or piece of information about something

is a technical term for fingerprint features that allow comparison of different prints
minor detail
vsminutia
6 3.2

A small point that is not important

is a specific fingerprint feature used for identification, not an unimportant point
microscopic detail
vsminutia
1 6.9

A very small part that you can only see with a microscope

is used as identifiable fingerprint markers for matching, not defined by needing magnification

Surface Forms

minutia singular
minutiae plural

Etymology

Minutia comes from the Latin minutus, meaning 'made small', so people use it for the very small features in a fingerprint. That's why fingerprint experts call each tiny, unique ridge point in a print a 'minutia' when they compare prints.