Trivial vs Distinguished - What's the difference?

In mathematics|lang=en terms the difference between trivial and distinguished

is that trivial is (mathematics) self-evident while distinguished is (mathematics) specified, noted.

As adjectives the difference between trivial and distinguished

is that trivial is ignorable; of little significance or value while distinguished is celebrated, well-known or eminent because of past achievements; prestigious.

As a noun trivial

is (obsolete) any of the three liberal arts forming the trivium.

As a verb distinguished is

(distinguish).

trivial

English

Adjective

(en adjective)

Ignorable; of little significance or value.

* 1848, , Bantam Classics (1997), 16:

"All which details, I have no doubt, Jones , who reads this book at his Club, will pronounce to be excessively foolish, trivial , twaddling, and ultra-sentimental."

Commonplace, ordinary.

* De Quincey

As a scholar, meantime, he was trivial , and incapable of labour.

Concerned with or involving trivia.

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

(mathematics) Of, relating to, or being the simplest possible case.

(mathematics) Self-evident.

Pertaining to the trivium.

(philosophy) Indistinguishable in case of truth or falsity.

Synonyms

* (of little significance) ignorable, negligible, trifling

Antonyms

* nontrivial * important * significant * radical * fundamental

Derived terms

* trivia

Noun

(en noun)

(obsolete) Any of the three liberal arts forming the trivium.

(Skelton)

(Wood)

(Webster 1913) ----

distinguished

English

Adjective

(en adjective)

celebrated, well-known or eminent because of past achievements; prestigious

The lecture was attended by many distinguished mathematicians.

Having a dignified appearance or demeanor

Her father was a distinguished gentleman, albeit a poor one.

(mathematics) Specified, noted.

Let ''X'' be a topological space with a distinguished point ''p''.

Verb

(head)

(distinguish)