noun
- the quality or state of not being obvious; lack of clarity or easy understanding
Usage: often used in legal and technical contexts, particularly in patent law to describe inventions that are not readily apparent to someone skilled in the field
Examples
- The nonobviousness of the solution impressed the judges at the science competition.
- Patent examiners must assess the nonobviousness of an invention before granting protection.
- The nonobviousness of the connection between the two historical events made the research particularly valuable.
- Critics praised the film for the nonobviousness of its plot twists.
- The nonobviousness of the mathematical proof required careful study to understand.