materiality
noun
ma·te·ri·al·i·ty
mə-ˌtir-ē-ˈa-lə-tē 
plural materialities
1
: the quality or state of being material
2
: something that is material
Examples of materiality in a Sentence
preferred a single materiality to a slew of hypotheticals
the materiality of that fact is not in dispute
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Auditing is full of such cases, such as deciding on materiality thresholds, making a call about whether a client has submitted enough evidence to justify a particular accounting treatment, or deciding on appropriate warranty reserves for a new product.
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Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 1 July 2025
This concept of dynamic materiality, first demonstrated by TrueValue Labs (now part of FactSet), can be seen in both cyclical trends and acute shifts.
—Bhakti Mirchandani, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
Among the themes explored in Yamaoka’s work are those of materiality, process, transformation, and chance.
—News Desk, Artforum, 20 June 2025
With Head of a Bearded Man (1956), Picasso seemed to revel in the materiality of the ceramics, painting scraggles of black hair and white and orange pastel highlights on a brick platter, all covered in engobe.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 June 2025
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Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 1 July 2025
This concept of dynamic materiality, first demonstrated by TrueValue Labs (now part of FactSet), can be seen in both cyclical trends and acute shifts.
—Bhakti Mirchandani, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
Among the themes explored in Yamaoka’s work are those of materiality, process, transformation, and chance.
—News Desk, Artforum, 20 June 2025
With Head of a Bearded Man (1956), Picasso seemed to revel in the materiality of the ceramics, painting scraggles of black hair and white and orange pastel highlights on a brick platter, all covered in engobe.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for materiality
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“Materiality.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/materiality. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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