Minutia vs. Minutiae — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Minutia and Minutiae

A minor detail, often of negligible importance.

They spent all their time on minutiae, never making real progress.

The small, precise, or trivial details of something

The minutiae of everyday life

Any of the point features on fingerprints used for matching, usually endings and bifurcations of ridges.

A minute particular; a small or minor detail; - used chiefly in the plural.

A small or minor detail;

He had memorized the many minutiae of the legal code