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Definitions for minimization
min·i·miza·tion

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. minimization, minimisationnoun

    the act of reducing something to the least possible amount or degree or position

Wiktionary

  1. minimizationnoun

    The act of lowering something to its smallest value or extent

  2. minimizationnoun

    The process of finding the minimum value of a function

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  1. minimization

    Minimization is the process of reducing or decreasing something to the smallest possible amount, degree, or size. This concept is widely used in various fields such as mathematics, economics, computer science, and operations research, where it often involves finding the minimum value of a function or optimizing a system for the least cost, risk, or waste.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Minimizationnoun

    the act or process of minimizing

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of minimization in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of minimization in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of minimization in a Sentence

  1. Andrew Cuomo:

    The more we know, the more reliably we can achieve the goal of total harm minimization : the reduction of health and life lost both to the virus, and to societal collapse, to the irreducible minimum, we should proceed in stages because that enables us to adjust and refine, even as we make progress toward normalcy.

  2. Craig Federighi:

    Step one, of course, is the extent that all of our data minimization techniques, and our keeping data on device and protecting devices from external access all of these things mean that that data isnt in any cloud in the first place to be accessed by anyone.

  3. Jonathan Gilliam:

    Minimization and lying are the characteristics of a deviant behavior and are typically signs of guilt.

  4. Emmet Sullivan:

    In view of the wide availability of testing, vaccines, and other minimization measures, the Court is not convinced that the transmission of COVID-19 during border processing cannot be significantly mitigated, indeed, the government has successfully implemented mitigation measures with regard to processing unaccompanied minors in order to minimize risk of COVID-19 transmission.

  5. Adam Schiff:

    The questions are profound enough that I think we need to move past it, and ideally that would mean the chairman ought to recuse himself, not only from the investigation involving potential coordination or collusion between the Trump campaign and the Russians, but also any oversight of minimization issues affecting the Trump transition since he was a member of that Trump transition team.

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