nontrivial
adjective
non·triv·i·al
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Definition of nontrivial
1
: not trivial : significant, important
a small but nontrivial amount … engineering a power plant around the technology is a nontrivial problem.— John Fleck
2
mathematics
: having the value of at least one variable or term not equal to zero
a nontrivial solution
Examples of nontrivial in a Sentence
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Although the price of an individual virtual currency transaction may be lower, there are still many nontrivial costs necessary to connecting to the digital society. — Jay L. Zagorsky, The Conversation, "Facebook claims Libra offers economic empowerment to billions – an economist is skeptical," 18 June 2019 When taken in nontrivial amounts, the mushrooms are powerful, temporarily changing consciousness in profound ways. — Kevin Matthews, The Denver Post, "Guest Commentary: Let’s talk magic mushrooms, Denver, now that they are decriminalized," 17 June 2019 Economic disruption is a nontrivial danger, as is political instability in Northern Ireland. — Joseph C. Sternberg, WSJ, "A ‘No Deal’ Brexit Can Save the European Union," 17 Jan. 2019 There has long been a nontrivial faction of nihilistic white supremacists in American politics, arguably since the nation’s beginnings. — Seth Masket, Vox, "Democrats in 2020 don’t have the Republican safety margin," 29 Nov. 2018 At least as things currently stand, that’s having a nontrivial effect on emissions. — David Roberts, Vox, "Batteries have a dirty secret," 27 Apr. 2018 Neither of the pair is going to wind up in centerfield, and shifting to leftfield is a nontrivial matter given Yankee Stadium's asymmetry. — Jay Jaffe, SI.com, "Imagining Giancarlo Stanton In Middle of Yankees' Lineup," 9 Dec. 2017 But few would contest that the relationship between a president and his top employees is a subject of nontrivial global significance. — Matt Flegenheimer, New York Times, "‘Petty Nonsense’ of Washington: Tillerson Joins in Thrashing the Capital," 4 Oct. 2017 More alarming, so do a nontrivial number of the same Conservatives who ostensibly supported the Cameron-Osborne tax cuts. — Joseph C. Sternberg, WSJ, "What Europe Doesn’t Know About Taxes," 6 July 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'nontrivial.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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