Definition of minimum Minimum

/mɪˈnʌmʌm/ - [minumum] - min•i•mum

We found 11 definitions of minimum from 5 different sources.

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What does minimum mean?

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Noun

Plural: minimums

minimum - the smallest possible quantity
  lower limit
  upper limit, maximum the limit on the upper (or northernmost) side of something
  extremum, peak the most extreme possible amount or value; "voltage peak"
  small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude
minimum - the point on a curve where the tangent changes from negative on the left to positive on the right
  limit the greatest possible degree of something; "what he did was beyond the bounds of acceptable behavior"; "to the limit of his ability"
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  • minimum (Noun)
    The lowest limit.
  • minimum (Noun)
    The smallest amount.
  • minimum (Noun)
    A period of minimum brightness or energy intensity of a star.
  • minimum (Noun)
    A lower bound of a set which is also an element of that set.
  • minimum (Noun)
    The smallest member of a batch or sample or the lower bound of a probability distribution .
  • minimum (Adjective)
    To the lowest degree.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • minimum (n.)
    The least quantity assignable, admissible, or possible, in a given case; hence, a thing of small consequence; -- opposed to maximum.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • minimum
    The lowest limit.

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