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What does the word futility mean?

The absence of a useful purpose or useful result in a diagnostic procedure or therapeutic intervention. The situation of a patient whose condition will not be improved by treatment or instances in which treatment preserves permanent unconsciousness or cannot end dependence on intensive medical care. ( From Ann Intern Med 1990 Jun 15; 112( 12): 949)

Usage examples for futility

" 'Cause I ain't," said Nance, knowing the futility of argument. – Calvary Alley by Alice Hegan Rice
In so far as the Essay aims at showing the futility of the arguments advanced to prove Shakespeare's learning, it is convincing. – Eighteenth Century Essays on Shakespeare by D. Nichol Smith

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What does the word futility mean?

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