Minimum Definition

mĭnə-məm
minima, minimums
noun
minimums
The smallest quantity, number, or degree possible or permissible.
Webster's New World
The lowest degree or point (of a varying quantity, as temperature) reached or recorded; lowest limit of variation.
Webster's New World
A lower limit permitted by law or other authority.
American Heritage
The smallest of a specified set of real numbers.
Webster's New World
A sum of money set by a nightclub or restaurant as the least amount each patron must spend on food and drink.
American Heritage
Antonyms:
adjective
To the lowest degree.
Wiktionary
Smallest possible, permissible, or reached.
Webster's New World
Of, marking, or setting a minimum or minimums.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Minimum

Noun

Singular:
minimum
Plural:
minima, minimums

Origin of Minimum

  • Latin from neuter of minimus least mei-2 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin minimus (“least, smallest")

    From Wiktionary

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