trivial

  • 21trivial — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ of little value or importance. DERIVATIVES triviality noun (pl. trivialities) . trivially adverb. ORIGIN originally in the sense «belonging to the trivium» (an introductory course at a medieval university involving the study of… …

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  • 22trivial — [triv′ē əl] adj. [L trivialis, of the crossroads, hence commonplace < trivium, place where three roads meet < tri , TRI + via, road: see VIA] 1. of little or no importance; insignificant; trifling 2. Rare commonplace trivialism n. trivially …

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  • 23Trivial — Als trivial (von lateinisch trivialis, „jedermann zugänglich“, „altbekannt“; enthält die Begriffe tres, „drei“ und via, „der Weg“) gilt ein Umstand, der als naheliegend, für jedermann ersichtlich oder leicht zu erfassen angesehen wird. Die in der …

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  • 24trivial — (Del lat. trivialis.) ► adjetivo 1 Que no tiene importancia, trascendencia o interés: ■ no te preocupes por un problema tan trivial como ese. SINÓNIMO anodino banal nimio ANTÓNIMO básico 2 Que es elemental o sabido por todos …

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  • 25trivial — nichtssagend; seicht; abgedroschen; witzlos; leer; platt; nichts sagend; geistlos; hohl; abgeschmackt; banal; oberflächlich; …

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  • 26Trivial — Énoncé trivial Un énoncé trivial est, en mathématiques, un énoncé dont la vérité est évidente à la lecture. Un objet mathématique peut être qualifié de trivial s il est très simple ou si son étude n a aucun intérêt. Exemples Un grand nombre… …

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  • 27trivial — triv|i|al [ˈtrıviəl] adj [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: trivialis found everywhere, common , from trivium place where three roads meet, crossroads , from tri + via way ] not serious, important, or valuable trivial problem/matter/complaint etc …

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  • 28trivial — 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 …

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  • 29trivial — adj. VERBS ▪ appear, be, look, seem, sound ▪ render sth ▪ consider sth, deem sth, regard sth as …

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  • 30trivial — [[t]trɪ̱viəl[/t]] ADJ GRADED If you describe something as trivial, you think that it is unimportant and not serious. The director tried to wave aside these issues as trivial details that could be settled later... I don t like to visit the doctor&#8230; …

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