unimportant

Everyday

Unimportant means not important; not mattering much. tree →

In the lessons

In reading and maths word problems, pupils learn to pick out the important facts and ignore unimportant ones (like the colour of the car when the question asks how far it went). In summaries, unimportant details are left out. Phrases: «unimportant details», «seem unimportant».

Examples

• Cross out the unimportant facts in the word problem. tree →
• The colour of the bus is unimportant to the answer. tree →
• In a summary, leave out unimportant details. tree →
• It may seem unimportant, but please wash your hands. tree →
• No question is unimportant in our class. tree →
• The small scratch was unimportant. tree →
• *Bordingborg, in the reign of King Waldemar, a considerable place, now an unimportant little town. tree →

Note

Adjective; opposite «important». In maths problems, unimportant numbers (distractors) are not used in the calculation; read the question carefully to know which facts you need.