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trivial
[triv-ee-uhl]
adjective
of very little importance or value; insignificant.
Don't bother me with trivial matters.
Synonyms: , , , , , ,Antonyms:commonplace; ordinary.
Biology.(of names of organisms) specific, as distinguished from generic.
Mathematics.
noting a solution of an equation in which the value of every variable of the equation is equal to zero.
(of a theorem, proof, or the like) simple, transparent, or immediately evident.
Chemistry.(of names of chemical compounds) 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.
trivial
/ ˈٰɪɪə /
adjective
of little importance; petty or frivolous
trivial complaints
ordinary or commonplace; trite
trivial conversation
maths (of the solutions of a set of homogeneous equations) having zero values for all the variables
biology denoting the specific name of an organism in binomial nomenclature
biology chem denoting the popular name of an organism or substance, as opposed to the scientific one
of or relating to the trivium
Other Word Forms
- trivially adverb
- supertrivial adjective
- untrivial adjective
- untrivially adverb
- ˈٰ adverb
- ˈٰԱ noun
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of trivial1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
So here we are and, of course, I can’t help wondering why I’m even discussing something as seemingly trivial and, yes, even soft, at a time when our lives are threatened.
He doesn’t just distract – he rewrites the story in real time, making the serious seem trivial, and the trivial seem epochal.
This is called trivial compositionality, and it has been observed in animals in the past.
Ji Seok-bin, a 27-year-old who is a regular at Starbucks, said he thought the rule was "too trivial", though he said he understood the logic behind it given the country's heightened political tensions.
Arguments are the “Star Wars” universe’s conversation stimulant, but they tend to concern trivial matters.
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