minutia

Minutia is defined as trivial or minor details.

(noun)

Paying attention to the color of door hinges or window hinges is an example of paying attention to the minutia.

See minutia in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. mi·nu·ti·ae (-shē-ēˌ)

A small or trivial detail: “the minutiae of experimental and mathematical procedure” (Frederick Turner).

Origin:

Origin: From Late Latin minūtiae, petty details

Origin: , from Latin minūtia, smallness

Origin: , from minūtus, small; see minute²

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