minimization

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Etymology[edit]

minimize +‎ -ation

Noun[edit]

minimization (countable and uncountable, plural minimizations)

  1. The act of lowering something to its smallest value or extent.
  2. (psychology) The tendency to present events as trivial or unimportant; trivialization
  3. (mathematics) The process of finding the minimum value of a function.

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