Minimum

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  • noun. undefined
  • noun. The least possible quantity or degree.
  • noun. The lowest degree or amount reached or recorded; the lower limit of variation.
  • noun. A lower limit permitted by law or other authority.
  • noun. A sum of money set by a nightclub or restaurant as the least amount each patron must spend on food and drink.
  • noun. undefined
  • noun. The smallest number in a finite set of numbers.
  • noun. A value of a function that is less than any other value of the function over a specific interval.
  • adjective. Of, consisting of, or representing the lowest possible amount or degree permissible or attainable.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The smallest amount or degree; the least quantity assignable in a given case: opposed to maximum; in mathematics, that pointwhere a function has a less value than for any neighboring values of the variable.
  • Of the smallest possible amount or degree; least; smallest: as, a minimum charge.
  • Indicating or registering the lowest quantity or degree: as, a minimum thermometer.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The least quantity assignable, admissible, or possible, in a given case; hence, a thing of small consequence; -- opposed to maximum.
  • noun. a thermometer for recording the lowest temperature since its last adjustment.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. The lowest limit.
  • noun. The smallest amount.
  • noun. A period of minimum brightness or energy intensity (of a star).
  • noun. A lower bound of a set which is also an element of that set.
  • noun. The smallest member of a batch or sample or the lower bound of a probability distribution.
  • adjective. To the lowest degree.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. the smallest possible quantity
  • adjective. the least possible
  • noun. the point on a curve where the tangent changes from negative on the left to positive on the right
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