effective vs trivial

effective

adj
  • Actually in effect. 

  • approximate; Not describing the fundamental dynamic changes in some system as they happen. 

  • Efficient, serviceable, or operative, available for useful work. 

  • Having no negative coefficients. 

  • Producing a decided or decisive effect. 

  • Having the power to produce a required effect or effects. 

noun
  • a soldier fit for duty 

trivial

adj
  • Self-evident. 

  • Commonplace, ordinary. 

  • Pertaining to the trivium. 

  • Ignorable; of little significance or value. 

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

  • Concerned with or involving trivia. 

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

  • Indistinguishable in case of truth or falsity. 

How often have the words effective and trivial occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )