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.
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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

Minimum Sentence Examples

  • Its minimum depth is 850 ft.

  • In that world, everyone will be guaranteed a minimum income.

  • The minimum thickness of the formation is 240 ft.

  • The principal maximum is usually found in the evening between 8 and pp P.M., the principal minimum in the morning from 3 to 5 A.M.

  • The afternoon minimum at Kew gradually deepens as midsummer approaches.

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Words Starting With

MMIMIN

Words Ending With

MUMMUM

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Words Starting With M and Ending With M

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7 Letter Words7 Letter Words Starting With M7 Letter Words Ending With M