Definitions for minimum
ˈmɪn ə məmmin·i·mum

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. minimum, lower limitnoun

   the smallest possible quantity

2. minimumadjective

   the point on a curve where the tangent changes from negative on the left to positive on the right

3. minimal, minimumadjective

   the least possible

   "needed to enforce minimal standards"; "her grades were minimal"; "minimum wage"; "a minimal charge for the service"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. minimumnoun

   The lowest limit.

2. minimumnoun

   The smallest amount.

3. minimumnoun

   A lower bound of a set which is also an element of that set.

4. minimumnoun

   The smallest member of a batch or sample or the lower bound of a probability distribution.

5. Etymology: From minimus

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. minimum

   In mathematical analysis, the maxima and minima (the respective plurals of maximum and minimum) of a function, known collectively as extrema (the plural of extremum), are the largest and smallest value of the function, either within a given range (the local or relative extrema), or on the entire domain (the global or absolute extrema). Pierre de Fermat was one of the first mathematicians to propose a general technique, adequality, for finding the maxima and minima of functions. As defined in set theory, the maximum and minimum of a set are the greatest and least elements in the set, respectively. Unbounded infinite sets, such as the set of real numbers, have no minimum or maximum.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. minimum

   Minimum refers to the smallest or lowest quantity, degree, or value achievable or recorded in a set of data, series, or range. It can also refer to the lowest limit or point, or the least amount required or permitted.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Minimumnoun

   the least quantity assignable, admissible, or possible, in a given case; hence, a thing of small consequence; -- opposed to maximum

2. Etymology: [L., fr. minimus. See Minim.]

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'minimum' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3366

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'minimum' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2929

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'minimum' in Nouns Frequency: #1772

4. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'minimum' in Adjectives Frequency: #447

How to pronounce minimum?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say minimum in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of minimum in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of minimum in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of minimum in a Sentence

1. Simon Stiell:

   We understand the need to consensus-build, and for small island developing states we have achieved our minimum -- minimum -- asks with regard to key issues.

2. Thomas Szasz:

   Adulthood is the ever-shrinking period between childhood and old age. It is the apparent aim of modern industrial societies to reduce this period to a minimum.

3. Kathy Mohnke:

   Marriage is like vitamins we supplement each other's minimum daily requirements.

4. Horace:

   Carpe diem, quam minimum credula postero.Lat., Seize the day, put no trust in tomorrow.

5. Claude M. Bristol:

   The person with a fixed goal, a clear picture of his desire, or an ideal always before him, causes it, through repetition, to be buried deeply in his subconscious mind and is thus enabled, thanks to its generative and sustaining power, to realize his goal in a minimum of time and with a minimum of physical effort. Just pursue the thought unceasingly. Step by step you will achieve realization, for all your faculties and powers become directed to that end.

Popularity rank by frequency of use