minimum

Plural

minima

Noun

Noun

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A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

1. 1.The lowest limit.

   • We need a minimum of three staff members on duty at all times.
   • We prefer candidates with a minimum of 4 years experience in the field.

2. 2.The smallest amount.

   • He always tries to get away with doing the minimum.
   • Realism might be the hardest aesthetic to do well. The performances have to be genuinely moving and the setting vividly evoked; bonkers twists must be kept to a minimum.

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

4. 4.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.

Adjective

Adjective

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A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

1. 1.To the lowest degree.

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By learning goal

Everyday conversation

Rare

General reading & writing

Uncommon

Academic

Rare

Literature

Rare

Antonyms

• maximum