nontrivial

adjective

non·​triv·​i·​al ˌnän-ˈtri-vē-əl 

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

Recent Examples on the Web

In a piece on Mothra, The New York Times warned there was a nontrivial risk of going home with Gene Simmons. — Emily Palmer Heller, Vulture, 7 Sep. 2026

Of that pool, a small but nontrivial number are already medically ineligible under current Department of Defense accession standards. — Robert Krasner, STAT, 1 June 2026

Still, the scale of available energy is nontrivial. — Anna Broughel, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026

These included nontrivial conflicts with friends and family, sleep disruptions, lost tempers and being unable to mentally or emotionally disengage from politics. — Stephen Neely, The Conversation, 3 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1901, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Rhymes for nontrivial

• trivial
• convivial