1. A minor or insignificant creation or discovery that lacks importance, originality, or practical value
His trivial invention of a new pen cap was hardly revolutionary.
Sua invenção trivial de uma nova tampa de caneta foi pouco revolucionária.
2. A small, unimportant innovation that does not substantially contribute to progress or knowledge
The committee dismissed the proposal as just another trivial invention.
O comitê rejeitou a proposta como apenas mais uma invenção trivial.