minimum
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Latin minimus (“least, smallest”)
Pronunciation [edit]
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Noun [edit]
minimum (plural minimums or minima)
- The lowest limit.
- We prefer candidates with a minimum of 4 years experience in the field.
- We need a minimum of 3 fully-qualified staff members on duty at all time.
- The smallest amount.
- He always tries to get away with doing the minimum.
- Please keep noise to a minimum after 11 o'clock
- (astronomy) 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.
- (analysis) A lower bound of a set which is also an element of that set.
- (statistics) The smallest member of a batch or sample or the lower bound of a probability distribution.
Usage notes [edit]
- Minima is more common plural for the technical senses.
Antonyms [edit]
Hypernyms [edit]
- (statistics): measure of location
Derived terms [edit]
terms derived from minimum
Related terms [edit]
Translations [edit]
lowest limit
Adjective [edit]
minimum (not comparable)
- To the lowest degree.
Translations [edit]
lowest degree
Czech [edit]
Noun [edit]
minimum n
Antonyms [edit]
Related terms [edit]
French [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
minimum m (plural minimums or minima)
Derived terms [edit]
Usage notes [edit]
- The 1990 spelling reform recommends that the plural of minimum should be minimums.
Latin [edit]
Adjective [edit]
minimum
- nominative neuter singular of minimus
Serbo-Croatian [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /mǐnimum/
- Hyphenation: mi‧ni‧mum
Noun [edit]
mìnimum m (Cyrillic spelling мѝнимум)
Declension [edit]
declension of minimum
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | minimum | minimumi |
| genitive | minimuma | minimuma |
| dative | minimumu | minimumima |
| accusative | minimum | minimume |
| vocative | minimume | minimumi |
| locative | minimumu | minimumima |
| instrumental | minimumom | minimumima |
Swedish [edit]
Noun [edit]
minimum n
Declension [edit]
Declension of minimum
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neuter | indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite |
| nominative | minimum | minimumet | minimum | minimumen |
| genitive | minimums | minimumets | minimums | minimumens |
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- English nouns
- English countable nouns
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- English adjectives
- English uncomparable adjectives
- English nouns with irregular plurals
- Czech neuter nouns
- Czech nouns
- French nouns
- French masculine nouns
- French countable nouns
- Latin adjective forms
- Serbo-Croatian nouns
- Serbo-Croatian masculine nouns
- Swedish nouns