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minimum

Pronunciation: /ˈmɪnɪməm/

The English word “minimum” has 6 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. The lowest limit.
  2. The smallest amount.
  3. A period of minimum brightness or energy intensity (of a star).
  4. A lower bound of a set which is also an element of that set.
  5. The smallest member of a batch or sample or the lower bound of a probability distribution.

adjective

  1. To the lowest degree.

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin minimum, neuter form of minimus (“least, smallest”).

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