[triv.i.al] adj [L trivialis found everywhere, commonplace, fr. trivium crossroads, fr. tri- + via way--more at way] (1589) 1: commonplace, ordinary
2. a: of little worth or importance b: relating to or being the mathematically simplest case; specif: characterized by having all variables equal to zero "a ~ solution to a linear equation"
3: specific
4. -- triv.i.al.ist n -- triv.i.al.ly adv