trivial

/ˈtrɪviəl/

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Adjective

Meaning

  1. Having little value, importance, or seriousness.

    • They spent hours arguing over trivial details instead of focusing on the main budget.

    • The damage to the car's bumper turned out to be completely trivial.

  2. Requiring little effort to solve, explain, or prove.

    • For experienced programmers, fixing this kind of bug is a trivial task.

    • Is the proof really trivial, or did the professor gloss over complex steps?

Collocations

  • trivial matter
  • trivial detail
  • trivial task
  • trivial problem
  • seem trivial

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