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TRIVIALLY
trivially
(adverb) in a frivolously trivial manner; “trivially motivated requests”
trivially
(adverb) with little effort; “we can prove trivially that this theorem is false”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
trivially (not comparable)
In a trivial manner.
Source: Wiktionary
Triv"i*al*ly, adv.
Definition: In a trivial manner.
TRIVIAL
Triv"i*al, a. Etym: [L. trivialis, properly, that is in, or belongs to, the crossroads or public streets; hence, that may be found everywhere, common, fr. trivium a place where three roads meet, a crossroad, the public street; tri- (see Tri-) + via a way: cf. F. trivial. See Voyage.]
1. Found anywhere; common. [Obs.]
2. Ordinary; commonplace; trifling; vulgar. As a scholar, meantime, he was trivial, and incapable of labor. De Quincey.
3. Of little worth or importance; inconsiderable; trifling; petty; paltry; as, a trivial subject or affair. The trivial round, the common task. Keble.
4. Of or pertaining to the trivium. Trivial name (Nat. Hist.), the specific name.(Chem.) The common name, not describing the structure and from which the structure cannot be deduced; -- contrasted with systematic name.
Triv"i*al, n.
Definition: One of the three liberal arts forming the trivium. [Obs.] Skelton. Wood.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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