Meanings
adjectivenontrivial (comparative more nontrivial, superlative most nontrivial)
comparative more nontrivial · superlative most nontrivial · alternative non-trivial
- Not trivial.
- mathematicsNot obvious or easy to prove; not self-evident.
- computingNeeding significant computing power to solve; intractable.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Germanic*ne
- Proto-Indo-European*ís?
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁óynos
- Proto-Germanic*ainaz
- Proto-Germanic*nainaz
- Proto-West Germanic*nain
- Old Englishnān
- Middle Englishnon
- Old Englishnān
- Old Englishnān-
- Middle Englishnon-
- Englishnon-
- Proto-Indo-European*tréyes
- Proto-Indo-European*tri-
- Proto-Italic*tri-
- Latintri-
- Proto-Indo-European*weyh₁-
- Proto-Italic*wiā
- Latinvia
- Latintrivius
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Latintriviālis
- Englishtrivial
- Englishnontrivial
Translations
Finnish ei-triviaali, epätriviaali
- ei-triviaalimathematics: not obvious or easy to prove
- epätriviaalicomputing: needing significant computing power to solve — see also intractable
- vaikeanot trivial
- hankalanot trivial
- epätriviaalimathematics: not of the simplest kind
German nichttrivial, nichttrivial
- nichttrivialmathematics: not obvious or easy to prove
- nichttrivialnot trivial
- nichttrivialmathematics: not of the simplest kind
Romanian netrivial, netrivial
- netrivialmathematics: not obvious or easy to prove
- netrivialnot trivial
- netrivialmathematics: not of the simplest kind
Ukrainian нетривіа́льний
- нетривіа́льний (netryviálʹnyj)not trivial
Cite this entry
APA
nontrivial. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nontrivial
MLA
“nontrivial.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nontrivial. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nontrivial,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nontrivial.
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