"minimum" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈmɪnɪməm/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈmɪnəməm/ [General-American] Audio: En-us-minimum.ogg
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin minimum, neuter form of minimus (“least, smallest”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*mey- (small)}}, {{lbor|en|la|minimum}} Learned borrowing from Latin minimum Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} minimum (not comparable)
  1. To the lowest degree. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: minimal Derived forms: minimum wage Translations (lowest degree): минимален (minimalen) (Bulgarian), mínim (Catalan), 最小 (zuìxiǎo) (Chinese Mandarin), 最低 (zuìdī) (Chinese Mandarin), 極小 /极小 (jíxiǎo) (Chinese Mandarin), minimální (Czech), minimi- (Finnish), minimaalinen (Finnish), mahdollisimman pieni (Finnish), minimum (French), minimal (German), ελάχιστος (eláchistos) [masculine] (Greek), κατώτατος (katótatos) [masculine] (Greek), न्यूनतम (nyūntam) (Hindi), minima (Ido), minimo (Italian), 最小 (saishō) (alt: さいしょう) (Japanese), 最低 (saitei) (alt: さいてい) (Japanese), 極小 (kyokushō) (alt: きょくしょう) (Japanese), អប្បបរមា (ʼâbbâbârméa) (Khmer), कमीत कमी (kamīt kamī) (Marathi), किमान (kimān) (Marathi), mínimo (Portuguese), минима́льный (minimálʹnyj) (Russian), minimálna [feminine] (Slovak), minimálny [masculine] (Slovak), minimálne [neuter] (Slovak), minimálni [masculine, plural] (Slovak), minimálne [feminine, masculine, neuter, plural] (Slovak), mínimo (Spanish), kubdulin (Tagalog), tối thiểu (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-minimum-en-adj-KWd2B5Mw Categories (other): Terms with Greek translations Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 11 2 6 15 36 30

Noun

IPA: /ˈmɪnɪməm/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈmɪnəməm/ [General-American] Audio: En-us-minimum.ogg Forms: minima [plural], minimums [plural]
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin minimum, neuter form of minimus (“least, smallest”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*mey- (small)}}, {{lbor|en|la|minimum}} Learned borrowing from Latin minimum Head templates: {{en-noun|minima|s}} minimum (plural minima or minimums)
  1. The lowest limit. Translations (lowest limit): минимум (minimum) [masculine] (Bulgarian), mínim [masculine] (Catalan), 最小 (zuìxiǎo) (Chinese Mandarin), 最低 (zuìdī) (Chinese Mandarin), 極小 /极小 (jíxiǎo) (Chinese Mandarin), 最小值 (zuìxiǎozhí) (english: lowest value) (Chinese Mandarin), minimum [neuter] (Czech), minimumo (Esperanto), minimi (Finnish), alaraja (Finnish), minimum [masculine] (French), მინიმუმი (minimumi) (Georgian), არანაკლები (aranaḳlebi) (Georgian), სულ მცირე (sul mcire) (Georgian), სულ ცოტა (sul coṭa) (Georgian), Minimum [neuter] (German), Mindestmaß [neuter] (German), ελάχιστο όριο (eláchisto ório) [neuter] (Greek), κατώτατο όριο (katótato ório) [neuter] (Greek), מִינִימוּם (minimum) [masculine] (Hebrew), מִזְעָר (miz'ár) [masculine] (Hebrew), מִצְעָר (mitz'ár) [masculine] (Hebrew), न्यूनतम (nyūntam) (Hindi), सबसे कम (sabse kam) (Hindi), lágmark [neuter] (Icelandic), minimo (Ido), minimo [masculine] (Italian), 最小 (saishō) (alt: さいしょう) (Japanese), 最低 (saitei) (alt: さいてい) (Japanese), 極小 (kyokushō) (alt: きょくしょう) (Japanese), ភាពតូចបំផុត (phiəp-toucbɑmphot) (Khmer), minimum (Latin), mōkito (Maori), حداقل (hadd-e-aqall) (Persian), مینیمم (minimom) (Persian), کمش (kamaš) (Persian), کمینه (kamine) (Persian), mínimo [masculine] (Portuguese), minimum (Romanian), minim [neuter] (Romanian), ми́нимум (mínimum) [masculine] (Russian), minimum [neuter] (Slovak), mínimo [masculine] (Spanish), mínimum [masculine] (Spanish), minimum [neuter] (Swedish), kubdulan (Tagalog), камаш (kamaš) (Tajik), ҳаддиақал (haddiaqal) (Tajik), కనిష్టం (kaniṣṭaṁ) (Telugu), en az (Turkish), en düşük (Turkish), tối thiểu (Vietnamese), minum (Volapük)
    Sense id: en-minimum-en-noun-gyqeAlB9 Disambiguation of 'lowest limit': 97 1 0 1 1
  2. The smallest amount.
    Sense id: en-minimum-en-noun-z4T~BK78
  3. (astronomy) A period of minimum brightness or energy intensity (of a star). Categories (topical): Astronomy
    Sense id: en-minimum-en-noun-rtxHfc-z Categories (other): Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Mandarin translations Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 11 2 6 15 36 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 7 3 6 19 36 29 Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
  4. (mathematical analysis) A lower bound of a set which is also an element of that set. Categories (topical): Mathematical analysis
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  5. (statistics) The smallest member of a batch or sample or the lower bound of a probability distribution. Categories (topical): Statistics
    Sense id: en-minimum-en-noun-lzl3RPkw Categories (other): Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Mandarin translations Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 11 2 6 15 36 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 7 3 6 19 36 29 Topics: mathematics, sciences, statistics
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Hypernyms: measure of location [statistics, mathematics, sciences], extremum Hyponyms: bare minimum, Dalton Minimum, global minimum, local minimum, Maunder minimum, moral minimum, solar minimum, Spörer Minimum Related terms: minimal, minimize, minimise

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "roman": "katótato ório",
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          "code": "hi",
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          "word": "न्यूनतम"
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          "roman": "sabse kam",
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          "word": "सबसे कम"
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          "sense": "lowest limit",
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          "lang": "Italian",
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          "alt": "さいしょう",
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          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "saishō",
          "sense": "lowest limit",
          "word": "最小"
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        {
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          "alt": "さいてい",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "saitei",
          "sense": "lowest limit",
          "word": "最低"
        },
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          "alt": "きょくしょう",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "kyokushō",
          "sense": "lowest limit",
          "word": "極小"
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          "code": "km",
          "lang": "Khmer",
          "roman": "phiəp-toucbɑmphot",
          "sense": "lowest limit",
          "word": "ភាពតូចបំផុត"
        },
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          "code": "la",
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          "sense": "lowest limit",
          "word": "minimum"
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          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "lowest limit",
          "word": "mōkito"
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        {
          "_dis1": "97 1 0 1 1",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "hadd-e-aqall",
          "sense": "lowest limit",
          "word": "حداقل"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 1 0 1 1",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "minimom",
          "sense": "lowest limit",
          "word": "مینیمم"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 1 0 1 1",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "kamaš",
          "sense": "lowest limit",
          "word": "کمش"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 1 0 1 1",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "kamine",
          "sense": "lowest limit",
          "word": "کمینه"
        },
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          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "lowest limit",
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          "word": "mínimo"
        },
        {
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          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "lowest limit",
          "word": "minimum"
        },
        {
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          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
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          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "mínimum",
          "sense": "lowest limit",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "ми́нимум"
        },
        {
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          "code": "sk",
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          "sense": "lowest limit",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "minimum"
        },
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          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "lowest limit",
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          "word": "mínimo"
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      "word": "alternative minimum tax"
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      "word": "minimum connecting time"
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      "word": "minimum contacts"
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      "word": "minimum cut"
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    {
      "word": "minimum descent altitude"
    },
    {
      "word": "minimum inhibitory concentration"
    },
    {
      "word": "minimum minimorum"
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    {
      "word": "minimum naturale"
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      "word": "minimum sector altitude"
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    {
      "word": "minimum security"
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      "word": "minimum-security"
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      "word": "minimum seek time"
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      "sense": "lowest degree",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "κατώτατος"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "nyūntam",
      "sense": "lowest degree",
      "word": "न्यूनतम"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "lowest degree",
      "word": "minima"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "lowest degree",
      "word": "minimo"
    },
    {
      "alt": "さいしょう",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "saishō",
      "sense": "lowest degree",
      "word": "最小"
    },
    {
      "alt": "さいてい",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "saitei",
      "sense": "lowest degree",
      "word": "最低"
    },
    {
      "alt": "きょくしょう",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kyokushō",
      "sense": "lowest degree",
      "word": "極小"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "ʼâbbâbârméa",
      "sense": "lowest degree",
      "word": "អប្បបរមា"
    },
    {
      "code": "mr",
      "lang": "Marathi",
      "roman": "kamīt kamī",
      "sense": "lowest degree",
      "word": "कमीत कमी"
    },
    {
      "code": "mr",
      "lang": "Marathi",
      "roman": "kimān",
      "sense": "lowest degree",
      "word": "किमान"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "lowest degree",
      "word": "mínimo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "minimálʹnyj",
      "sense": "lowest degree",
      "word": "минима́льный"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "lowest degree",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "minimálna"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "lowest degree",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "minimálny"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "lowest degree",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "minimálne"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "lowest degree",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "minimálni"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "lowest degree",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "minimálne"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "lowest degree",
      "word": "mínimo"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "lowest degree",
      "word": "kubdulin"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "lowest degree",
      "word": "tối thiểu"
    }
  ],
  "word": "minimum"
}

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