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minimum
- /ˈmɪnɪməm/ UK
- /ˈmɪnəməm/ US
Where it comes from
Learned borrowing from Latin minimum, neuter form of minimus (“least, smallest”).
noun minima · minimums
- The lowest limit. We prefer candidates with a minimum of 4 years experience in the field.
- The smallest amount. He always tries to get away with doing the minimum.
- A period of minimum brightness or energy intensity (of a star). The Maunder minimum of the Sun reportedly corresponded to a period of great cold on Earth.
- A lower bound of a set which is also an element of that set.
- The smallest member of a batch or sample or the lower bound of a probability distribution.
Opposite: maximum
adjective
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To the lowest degree.
Similar: minimal
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: minimal, negligible, stripped-down, borderline, tokenish, token, least, nominal, stripped, marginal, bottom, lower limit, lowest, smallest, minimally, small
noun
Opposite: maximum
Translations
Every language
noun lowest limit
| Español | mínimo, mínimum |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 最小 saishō, 最低 saitei, 極小 kyokushō |
| 中文 | 最小 zuìxiǎo, 最低 zuìdī, 極小 /极小 jíxiǎo, 最小值 zuìxiǎozhí |
| हिन्दी | न्यूनतम nyūntam, सबसे कम sabse kam |
| Português | mínimo |
| Français | minimum (plural minima m or minimums m) |
| Deutsch | Minimum, Mindestmaß |
| Italiano | minimo |
| Ελληνικά | ελάχιστο όριο eláchisto ório, κατώτατο όριο katótato ório |
| Română | minimum, minim |
| Русский | ми́нимум mínimum |
| Tiếng Việt | tối thiểu |
| עברית | מִינִימוּם minimum, מִזְעָר miz'ár, מִצְעָר mitz'ár |
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