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   Triv·i·al

   /ˈtrivēəl/

   

   adjective

   • 1. of little value or importance: "huge fines were imposed for trivial offenses" Similar unimportantinsignificantinconsequentialminorof no/little accountof no/little consequenceof no/little importancenot worth bothering aboutnot worth mentioningincidentalinessentialnonessentialpettytriflingfiddlingpettifoggingfootlingsmallslightlittleinconsiderablenegligiblepaltrynugatorymeaninglesspointlessworthlessidleflimsyinsubstantialinformal:piddlingpifflingpenny-antetwopenny-halfpennynickel-and-dimesmall-borevulgar slang:chickenshitOpposite importantsignificantlife-and-death
   • ▪ (of a person) concerned only with trifling or unimportant things. Similar frivoloussuperficialshallowunthinkingempty-headedfeatherbrainedlightweightfoolishsillyOpposite seriousprofound
   • ▪ denoting a subgroup that either contains only the identity element or is identical with the given group.

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘belonging to the trivium’): from medieval Latin trivialis, from Latin trivium (see trivium).

   Derivatives

   • 1. trivially adverb
   • 2. trivialness noun

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   What does trivial mean?

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   What is an example of trivial?

   • The definition of trivial is insignificant, or of no importance. An example of something trivial is forgetting a grocery list before going to the store. An example of something trivial is the day-to-day chore of washing dishes. adjective.

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   What does clearly trivial mean?

   • clearly trivial means very small 1% to 5% of materiality value, such misstatements below this amount should be ignored. performance materiality is 50% to 90% of original materiality , so that audit team is conservative and cautious while designing and performing audit procedures. What is clearly trivial threshold? Clearly trivial.

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   Is differentiation trivial or non-trivial?

   • The differentiation with respect to is then trivial. The only non-trivial case concerns the operation of functional composition; proofs for the other high-level operations can be obtained easily by applying the semantic definitions. The case of series connection is a bit less trivial.

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   Trivial definition: . See examples of TRIVIAL used in a sentence.

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   Definition of trivial adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   3 days ago · adjective. 1. of little importance; petty or frivolous. trivial complaints. 2. ordinary or commonplace; trite. trivial conversation. 3. mathematics. (of the solutions of a set of homogeneous equations) having zero values for all the variables.

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   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.

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   TRIVIAL meaning: small and not important: . Learn more.

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   There are 14 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word trivial, three of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. trivial has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. education (Middle English) mathematics (Middle English) life sciences (mid 1700s) animals (1890s) chemistry ...