adj.
Pronunciation: ' tri-v ē - ə l
Function: adjective
Etymology: Latin trivialis found everywhere, commonplace, from trivium crossroads, from tri- + via way ― more at WAY
Date: 1589
1 : COMMONPLACE , ORDINARY
2 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>
3 : SPECIFIC 4
– triv · i · al · ist \ - ə -list \ noun
– triv · i · al · ly \ - ə -l ē \ adverb