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Unrelated, but do people on HN have a different definition for the word "trivial?" It's used so frequently that I wanted some clarity. Where I come from, trivi
by acolumb 7y ago
Unrelated, but do people on HN have a different definition for the word "trivial?" It's used so frequently that I wanted some clarity.
Where I come from, trivial means "of little importance," ex: The Kardashians' drama is frequently over trivial matters.
- fedemar 7y agoIn a mathematical/academic sense, we usually use 'trivial' for a thing that's 'easily' solved. For instance 'X is a trivial consequence of Y' or 'proof of this is trivial'.