minimum.
The lowest limit.
Meaning & usage
The lowest limit.
We prefer candidates with a minimum of 4 years experience in the field.
We need a minimum of three staff members on duty at all times.
The smallest amount.
He always tries to get away with doing the minimum.
Please keep noise to a minimum after 11 o'clock
A period of minimum brightness or energy intensity (of a star).
The Maunder minimum of the Sun reportedly corresponded to a period of great cold on Earth.
A lower bound of a set which is also an element of that set.
The smallest member of a batch or sample or the lower bound of a probability distribution.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Latin minimus Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Italic *-om Latin -um Latin minimumlbor. English minimum Learned borrowing from Latin minimum, neuter form of minimus (“least, smallest”).
To the lowest degree.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Latin minimus Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Italic *-om Latin -um Latin minimumlbor. English minimum Learned borrowing from Latin minimum, neuter form of minimus (“least, smallest”).
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