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non-trivial

non-trivial is the alternative spelling of nontrivial.

Meaning of nontrivial

Adjective

nontrivial (comparative more nontrivial, superlative most nontrivial)

  1. Not obvious or easy to prove; not self-evident.
  2. Not being of the simplest kind; not being empty or a singleton.
    • nontrivial subgroup
  3. Needing significant computing power to solve; intractable.

Forms of non-trivial

comparativemore non-trivial
superlativemost non-trivial

Origin of non-trivial

From non- + trivial.

Questions about non-trivial

What is non-trivial the alternative spelling of?
Non-trivial is the alternative spelling of nontrivial.

Words near non-trivial in the dictionary

  1. non-translatable
  2. non-transposing
  3. non-traumatic
  4. non-treasure
  5. non-treasures
  6. non-trivial
  7. non-tropical
  8. non-tropical sprue
  9. non-Trumper
  10. non-Trumpers
  11. non-U

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Adapted from Wiktionary: non-trivial (page history and authors); nontrivial (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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