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Not affected and not having an effect

unaffected

adjective

not changed or influenced by something

unaltered

adjective

not changed in condition, appearance etc

immune

adjective

not influenced or affected by something

ineffectual

adjective

something that is ineffectual fails to achieve what it is intended to achieve

steady

adjective

staying at the same level, speed, value etc

stable

adjective

able to stay in the same state

untouched

adjective

not changed

level

adjective

used for describing amounts that have not become more or less

might (just) as well

used for saying that it would not make any difference if you did something else

negation

noun

the fact that something is made to have no effect

charticle

a news article that consists of a chart … and only has a small amount of text

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the part of the nucleus of an atom that has no electrical charge

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never event

an event that should never occur in a healthcare setting …

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