The difference between Negligible and Trivial

When used as adjectives, negligible means able to be neglected, ignored or excluded from consideration, whereas trivial means ignorable.


Trivial is also noun with the meaning: any of the three liberal arts forming the trivium.

check bellow for the other definitions of Negligible and Trivial

  1. Negligible as an adjective:

    Able to be neglected, ignored or excluded from consideration; too small or unimportant to be of concern.

    Examples:

    "We found errors, but their effects were negligible."

  1. Trivial as an adjective:

    Ignorable; of little significance or value.

  2. Trivial as an adjective:

    Commonplace, ordinary.

  3. Trivial as an adjective:

    Concerned with or involving trivia.

  4. Trivial as an adjective (taxonomy):

    Relating to or designating the name of a species; specific as opposed to generic.

  5. Trivial as an adjective (mathematics):

    Of, relating to, or being the simplest possible case.

  6. Trivial as an adjective (mathematics):

    Self-evident.

  7. Trivial as an adjective:

    Pertaining to the trivium.

  8. Trivial as an adjective (philosophy):

    Indistinguishable in case of truth or falsity.

  1. Trivial as a noun (obsolete):

    Any of the three liberal arts forming the trivium.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Skelton"

    "rfquotek Wood"