minimum

Etymology

From Latin minimum, neuter form of minimus (“least, smallest”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈmɪnɪməm/

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Noun

minimum (plural minima or minimums)

1. 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.

2. The smallest amount.

   He always tries to get away with doing the minimum.

   Please keep noise to a minimum after 11 o'clock

3. (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.

4. (analysis) A lower bound of a set which is also an element of that set.
5. (statistics) The smallest member of a batch or sample or the lower bound of a probability distribution.

Adjective

minimum (not comparable)

1. To the lowest degree.

Noun

minimum n

1. minimum

Further reading

• minimum in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• minimum in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mi.ni.mɔm/

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• Rhymes: -ɔm
• Homophone: minimums

Noun

minimum m (plural minima)

1. minimum

Further reading

• “minimum” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Adjective

minimum

1. nominative neuter singular of minimus

References

• minimum in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• minimum in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎, pre-publication website, 2005-2016

Etymology

From Latin minimum

Noun

minimum n (definite singular minimumet, indefinite plural minima or minimumer, definite plural minimaene or minimuma or minimumene)

1. minimum

References

• “minimum” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Etymology

From Latin minimum

Noun

minimum n (definite singular minimumet, indefinite plural minimum, definite plural minimuma)

1. minimum

References

• “minimum” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mǐnimum/
• Hyphenation: mi‧ni‧mum

Noun

mìnimum m (Cyrillic spelling мѝнимум)

1. minimum

Noun

minimum n

1. minimum