Meaning of minimum | Babel Free

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1. The lowest limit.
2. The smallest amount.
3. Of, consisting of, or representing the lowest possible amount or degree permissible or attainable.
4. A period of minimum brightness or energy intensity (of a star).
5. Comprising the least possible:littlest, minimal, smallest.
6. A lower bound of a set which is also an element of that set.
7. smallest or lowest (possible, obtained, recorded etc). the minimum temperature last night. minimum أدْنى حَد минимален mínimo minimální Mindest-... minimum- ελάχιστοςmínimo minimaal- کمترین minimi- minimumמינימום, הקטן/הנמוך ביותר कम से कम minimalan minimális paling rendah lágmarks- minimo 最小限の 최소의 minimalus minimāls paling rendah minimum-minimums-, minste-, lav-minimalny ډير لږ mínimo minim минимальный minimálny minimalen minimalan lägsta, minsta, minimi- อย่างต่ำ en az 最低的，最小的 мінімальний س...
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8. The smallest member of a batch or sample or the lower bound of a probability distribution.
9. the smallest possible number, quantity etc or the lowest level. Tickets will cost a minimum of $20. minimum الحد الأدْنى минимум mínimo minimum das Minimum minimum το ελάχιστο, το μίνιμουμ mínimo alammäär کمترین مقدار vähimmäismäärä minimum הַקָטַן/הַנָמוּך בְּיוֹתֵר कम से कम minimum minimum paling sedikit lágmark minimo 最小限 최소의 양(수) minimumas minimums minimum minimumminst, minimumminimum ډير لږ څه mínimo minimum минимум minimum najmanj minimum minimum จำนวนน้อยที่สุด en az miktar, minimum 最小...
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10. very small indeed. minimal expense. minimaal أدْنى حَد миниатюрен mínimo minimální kleinst minimal; minimal- μηδαμινόςmínimo minimaal- حداقل minimaalinen minime קָטַן מְאוֹד अल्प minimalan minimális paling kecil, minimal minnstur, lágmarks- minimo 最小の 최소량(수)의 labai menkas, minimalus ļoti mazs; minimāls paling kecil minimaalminimal, minste-minimalny حد اقل mínimo minim минимальный minimálny neznaten minimalan minimal น้อยที่สุด asgarî düzeyde, çok az 最小的 мінімальний بہت کم یا قلیل rất nhỏ 最小的
11. The least possible quantity or degree.
12. A lower limit permitted by law or other authority.
13. A sum of money set by a nightclub or restaurant as the least amount each patron must spend on food and drink.
14. Mathematics a. The smallest number in a finite set of numbers.
    Mathematics
15. the least possible amount, degree, or quantity

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Examples

“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.”

“He always tries to get away with doing the minimum.”

“Please keep noise to a minimum after 11 o'clock”

“Realism might be the hardest aesthetic to do well. The performances have to be genuinely moving and the setting vividly evoked; bonkers twists must be kept to a minimum.”

“The Maunder minimum of the Sun reportedly corresponded to a period of great cold on Earth.”

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