minimum
See also: Minimum
English
Etymology
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From Latin minimum, neuter form of minimus (“least, smallest”).
Pronunciation
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Noun
minimum (plural minima or minimums)
- 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 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.
- (mathematical 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
- Minima is more common plural for the technical senses.
Antonyms
Hypernyms
- (statistics): measure of location
- extremum
Derived terms
terms derived from minimum
Related terms
Translations
lowest limit
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Adjective
minimum (not comparable)
- To the lowest degree.
Synonyms
Translations
lowest degree
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Czech
Pronunciation
Noun
minimum n
Declension
Related terms
Further reading
Dutch
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
minimum n (plural minima)
Derived terms
French
Pronunciation
Noun
minimum m (plural minima)
Usage notes
- The 1990 spelling reform recommends that the plural of minimum should be minimums.
Derived terms
Further reading
- “minimum”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Latin
Adjective
(deprecated template usage) minimum
- accusative masculine singular of minimus
- nominative neuter singular of minimus
- accusative neuter singular of minimus
- vocative neuter singular of minimus
References
- “minimum”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- minimum in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Noun
minimum n (definite singular minimumet, indefinite plural minima or minimumer, definite plural minimaene or minimuma or minimumene)
Antonyms
Derived terms
References
- “minimum” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Noun
minimum n (definite singular minimumet, indefinite plural minimum, definite plural minimuma)
Antonyms
Derived terms
References
- “minimum” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
Noun
mìnimum m (Cyrillic spelling мѝнимум)
Declension
Declension of minimum
singular | plural | |
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nominative | minimum | minimumi |
genitive | minimuma | minimuma |
dative | minimumu | minimumima |
accusative | minimum | minimume |
vocative | minimume | minimumi |
locative | minimumu | minimumima |
instrumental | minimumom | minimumima |
Swedish
Noun
minimum n
Declension
Declension of minimum | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | minimum | minimumet | minimum | minimumen |
Genitive | minimums | minimumets | minimums | minimumens |
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