Definition of "non-obvious" []

• Not obvious. (adjective)

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• "The Nunn-Lugar Bill (and its follow-ups, Kerry-Lugar and Obama-Lugar) were responsible, effective legislation that addressed a non-obvious problem in an intelligent manner. ed says:"
• "Once when I wasn't finding the non-obvious place, I put a false bottom in a little bedroom waste basket; threw a few crumpled up pieces of papers and a used tissue (tissue .... not TP!) in it."
• "To be deserving of patent protection, a series of criteria must be met including a requirement that the source of the patent be novel and non-obvious."