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adjective
- 1. of little value or importance: "huge fines were imposed for trivial offences" Similar Opposite
- 2. denoting a subgroup that either contains only the identity element or is identical with the given group.
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TRIVIAL definition: 1. having little value or importance: 2. A trivial problem is easy to solve: 3. having little…. Learn more.
1. a. : of little worth or importance. a trivial objection. trivial problems. b. : relating to or being the mathematically simplest case. specifically : characterized by having all variables equal to zero. a trivial solution to a linear equation. 2. : commonplace, ordinary. 3. : specific sense 4. trivialist. ˈtri-vē-ə-list. noun. trivially.
Something that is trivial is not important or significant, such as the trivial details you shared with me about your trip to the post office this morning. Trivial can also describe something that isn't deep or meaningful, like a trivial movie that you'll forget about after the credits roll.
Trivial definition: of very little importance or value; insignificant. See examples of TRIVIAL used in a sentence.
Define trivial. trivial synonyms, trivial pronunciation, trivial translation, English dictionary definition of trivial. adj. 1. Of little significance or value. 2. Concerned with or involving unimportant matters; superficial: a trivial colleague; a trivial remark.
Definition of trivial adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
derived from the natural source, or of historic origin, and not according to the systematic nomenclature. Picric acid is the trivial name of 2,4,6-trinitrophenol. SYNONYMS 1. unimportant, nugatory, slight, immaterial, inconsequential, frivolous, trifling. See petty.
