minimal.
The smallest possible amount, quantity, or degree.
Meaning & usage
The smallest possible amount, quantity, or degree.
With minimal effort, you won't be able to achieve all your dreams.
The smallest possible amount, quantity, or degree. Among elements of some collection, such that no other element is greater (with respect to some given partial order).
With respect to the ordering induced by set-theoretic inclusion, the power set of the set of natural numbers has a unique minimal element: the empty set.
Characterised by the use of simple form or structures.
Characterised by the repetition and gradual alteration of short phrases.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Latin minimus Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Italic *-om Latin -um Latin minimumlbor. English minimum English -al English minimal From minimum + -al.
Something very small; a tiny part or fragment.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Latin minimus Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Italic *-om Latin -um Latin minimumlbor. English minimum English -al English minimal From minimum + -al.
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