\begin{definition}[Definition:Pythagoreans/Trivium/Linguistic Note]
The word '''trivium''' is a Latin word meaning '''the three ways''', or '''place where three roads meet'''.
As the '''trivium''' was a preliminary course of study to the quadrivium, and thereby simpler, from this root the word '''trivial''' evolved, which has a meaning in accordance with '''insignificant''', '''self-evident''' and '''commonplace''', and the like.
Category:Linguistic Notes
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