"最小" meaning in Japanese

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Noun

IPA: [sa̠iɕo̞ː] Forms: 最小 [canonical] (ruby: (さい), (しょう)), saishō [romanization]
Etymology: 最 (sai-, “most”) + 小 (shō, “small”) Etymology templates: {{prefix|ja|最|小|sort=しょう|t1=most|t2=small|tr1=sai|tr2=shō}} 最 (sai-, “most”) + 小 (shō, “small”) Head templates: {{ja-noun|さいしょう}} 最(さい)小(しょう) • (saishō)
  1. minimum, smallest, least Synonyms: 最少 Derived forms: 最小限 (saishōgen) (ruby: 最小限(さいしょうげん)) (english: lowest), 最小化 (saishō-ka) (ruby: 最小化(さいしょうか)) (english: minimization), 最小値 (saishōchi) (ruby: 最小値(さいしょうち)) (english: minimum value), 採取国家主義 (saishō kokka shugi) (ruby: 採取国家主義(さいしょうこっかしゅぎ)) (english: Minarchism), 最小動作 (saishōdōsa) (ruby: 最小動作(さいしょうどうさ)) (english: minimal simulation), 最小構成 (saishō kōsei) (ruby: 最小構成(さいしょうこうせい)) (english: minimum configuration), 最小有効数字 (saishō yūkō sūji) (ruby: 最小有効数字(さいしょうゆうこうすうじ)) (english: least significant digit), 最小有効ビット (saishō yūkō bitto) (ruby: 最小有効(さいしょうゆうこう)) (english: least significant bit), 最小自乗法 (saishō jijō-hō) (ruby: 最小自乗法(さいしょうじじょうほう)) (english: least-squares method), 最小公倍数 (saishōkōbaisū) (ruby: 最小公倍数(さいしょうこうばいすう)) (english: least common multiple)

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