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nontrivial

/ˌnɑːnˈtrɪv.i.əl/
non · triv · i · al
Adverb:nontrivially
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nontrivial Lexical Profile

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• adjective

1

Significant, important, or requiring considerable effort, complexity, or attention to resolve.

Example

"Migrating the legacy database without any downtime proved to be a nontrivial engineering challenge."

2

Having at least one variable or component not equal to zero, or not immediately obvious from basic definitions (in mathematics and logic).

Example

"The professor asked the students to find a nontrivial solution to the homogeneous system of linear equations."

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Word Nuance & Usage

In academic, engineering, and computer science contexts, "nontrivial" is frequently used as understated understatement (litotes) to mean that a problem or task is unexpectedly difficult, complex, or resource-intensive.

• Rhymes for nontrivial

• Nearby Words

nontraditional
nontraditionally
nontransferable
nontrivial
nontypical
nonuniform
nonunion

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Nontrivial. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/nontrivial
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