# nullipotent

> English word · Adjective

## Definitions
1. Describing an action which has no side effect. Queries are typically nullipotent: they return useful data, but do not change the data structure queried. Contrast with idempotent.
2. Incapable of developing into any cell type; compare pluripotent

## Etymology
Latin roots, Latin nullus (“not any”) + potent (“having power”) – literally, “having no power”.

## Source
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