minimum
minimum definition
mini·mum (-məm)
noun pl. minimums -·mums or minima -·ma (-mə)
- the smallest quantity, number, or degree possible or permissible
- the lowest degree or point (of a varying quantity, as temperature) reached or recorded; lowest limit of variation
- Math. the smallest of a specified set of real numbers
Etymology: L, neut. of minimus, least, superl. < base of minor, minor
adjective
- smallest possible, permissible, or reached
- of, marking, or setting a minimum or minimums
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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