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
John Fleck2
mathematics
: having the value of at least one variable or term not equal to zero
a nontrivial solution
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If Trump’s most transactional impulses become U.S. policy, however, the United States will lose a tarnished but nontrivial asset in its power-politics toolkit.
—Alexander Cooley, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
Achieving this level of standardization and cross-compatibility is a nontrivial task that can slow down adoption.
—Ayush Gupta, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Though simple for a human to grasp, this concept is nontrivial for a computer to learn and thus would require inordinate amounts of training data and time.
—Somdeb Majumdar, IEEE Spectrum, 21 Nov. 2024
The state of Alaska provides a possible template: courtesy of the Alaska Permanent Fund, which was established in 1976, the great majority of the state’s residents receive a nontrivial amount of capital income every year.
—Erik Brynjolfsson, Foreign Affairs, 16 June 2015
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Alexander Cooley, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
Achieving this level of standardization and cross-compatibility is a nontrivial task that can slow down adoption.
—Ayush Gupta, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Though simple for a human to grasp, this concept is nontrivial for a computer to learn and thus would require inordinate amounts of training data and time.
—Somdeb Majumdar, IEEE Spectrum, 21 Nov. 2024
The state of Alaska provides a possible template: courtesy of the Alaska Permanent Fund, which was established in 1976, the great majority of the state’s residents receive a nontrivial amount of capital income every year.
—Erik Brynjolfsson, Foreign Affairs, 16 June 2015
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“Nontrivial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nontrivial. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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