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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In 2020, even after an audit had confirmed Biden’s win in Georgia and his victory was certified, PredictIt still gave Trump a nontrivial chance of winning the state, at one point reaching as high as 17 percent.
—Lila Shroff, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2024
Of course, estimating an investment’s future returns is a nontrivial exercise, as is estimating future risk; both have proven to be rabbit holes deep enough to fill entire libraries with books on the topic.
—Michael Khouw, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2024
Younger Democratic voters and a nontrivial slice of the political press had never seen a Republican presidential candidate have such an extended lead in the national polls.
—W. James Antle Iii, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 13 Aug. 2024
Mathematicians already know that the nontrivial zeta zeros are confined between 0 and 1.
—Byzack Savitsky, science.org, 29 July 2024
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Lila Shroff, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2024
Of course, estimating an investment’s future returns is a nontrivial exercise, as is estimating future risk; both have proven to be rabbit holes deep enough to fill entire libraries with books on the topic.
—Michael Khouw, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2024
Younger Democratic voters and a nontrivial slice of the political press had never seen a Republican presidential candidate have such an extended lead in the national polls.
—W. James Antle Iii, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 13 Aug. 2024
Mathematicians already know that the nontrivial zeta zeros are confined between 0 and 1.
—Byzack Savitsky, science.org, 29 July 2024
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“Nontrivial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nontrivial. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
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