Dictionary

minimum en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• (General-American) audio
• /ˈmɪnəməm/ (General-American)
• /ˈmɪnɪməm/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin minimus Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Italic *-om Latin -um Latin minimumlbor. English minimum Learned borrowing from Latin minimum, neuter form of minimus (“least, smallest”).

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) To the lowest degree.

Deriveds

minimum wage

Synonyms

minimal

Translations (33)

fi minimi- (lowest degree) · cmn 最小 (lowest degree) · th ขั้นต่ำ (lowest degree) · cmn 極小 /极小 (lowest degree) · fi mahdollisimman pieni (lowest degree) · io minima (lowest degree) · hi न्यूनतम (lowest degree) · mr किमान (lowest degree) · es mínimo (lowest degree) · sk minimálne (lowest degree) · it minimo (lowest degree) · pt mínimo (lowest degree) · sk minimálny (lowest degree) · ca mínim (lowest degree) · sk minimálna (lowest degree) · tl kubdulin (lowest degree) · cs minimální (lowest degree) · fi minimaalinen (lowest degree) · ru минима́льный (lowest degree) · fr minimum (lowest degree) · sk minimálne (lowest degree) · ja 最小 (lowest degree) · bg минимален (lowest degree) · ja 最低 (lowest degree) · sk minimálni (lowest degree) · cmn 最低 (lowest degree) · mr कमीत कमी (lowest degree) · de minimal (lowest degree) · vi tối thiểu (lowest degree) · ja 極小 (lowest degree) · el κατώτατος (lowest degree) · km អប្បបរមា (lowest degree) · el ελάχιστος (lowest degree)

minimum en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (General-American) audio
• /ˈmɪnəməm/ (General-American)
• /ˈmɪnɪməm/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin minimus Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Italic *-om Latin -um Latin minimumlbor. English minimum Learned borrowing from Latin minimum, neuter form of minimus (“least, smallest”).

Meanings

1. The lowest limit.
   • We prefer candidates with a minimum of 4 years experience in the field.
   • We need a minimum of three staff members on duty at all times.
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. 2021 April 16, Judy Berman, “Kate Winslet's Mare of Easttown Is the Rare Crime Drama That Cares About Its Characters”, in Time, archived from the original on 16 Apr 2021:
   • Please keep noise to a minimum after 11 o'clock
3. 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.
4. A lower bound of a set which is also an element of that set.
5. The smallest member of a batch or sample or the lower bound of a probability distribution.

Forms

Antonyms

maximum

Deriveds

bare minimum Monday · minimum seek time · minimum viable product · minarchy · minimum spanning tree · at a minimum · maximin · minimum contacts · minimum naturale · subminimum · minimum inhibitory concentration · minimumweight · minheap · minimum connecting time · minac · minimum descent altitude · alternative minimum tax · at the minimum · minimum skills · minimum-security · minimum sector altitude · minimum cut · minimax · minimum security · nonminimum · at minimum · minarchism · minimum minimorum

Hypernyms

extremum · measure of location

Hyponyms

Maunder minimum · moral minimum · global minimum · bare minimum · local minimum · Dalton Minimum · Spörer Minimum · solar minimum

Relateds

minimal · minimize · minimise

Translations (57)

ru ми́нимум (lowest limit) · he מִזְעָר (lowest limit) · fa کمینه (lowest limit) · ja 最低 (lowest limit) · cmn 最小值 (lowest limit) · sk minimum (lowest limit) · cmn 最小 (lowest limit) · fa مینیمم (lowest limit) · es mínimum (lowest limit) · tr en düşük (lowest limit) · tg камаш (lowest limit) · it minimo (lowest limit) · ka სულ მცირე (lowest limit) · hi सबसे कम (lowest limit) · de Minimum (lowest limit) · ro minim (lowest limit) · ast mínimu (lowest limit) · tl kubdulan (lowest limit) · fi minimi (lowest limit) · cmn 最低 (lowest limit) · vi tối thiểu (lowest limit) · ro minimum (lowest limit) · hi न्यूनतम (lowest limit) · de Mindestmaß (lowest limit) · kk ең аз шама (lowest limit) · eo minimumo (lowest limit) · tr en az (lowest limit) · fa حداقل (lowest limit) · tg ҳаддиақал (lowest limit) · io minimo (lowest limit) · vo minum (lowest limit) · fi alaraja (lowest limit) · fa کمش (lowest limit) · cmn 極小 /极小 (lowest limit) · kk ең аз сан (lowest limit) · la minimum (lowest limit) · ka არანაკლები (lowest limit) · mi mōkito (lowest limit) · gl mínimo (lowest limit) · is lágmark (lowest limit) · bg минимум (lowest limit) · te కనిష్టం (lowest limit) · el κατώτατο όριο (lowest limit) · ka მინიმუმი (lowest limit) · pt mínimo (lowest limit) · ja 最小 (lowest limit) · sv minimum (lowest limit) · es mínimo (lowest limit) · el ελάχιστο όριο (lowest limit) · cs minimum (lowest limit) · ka სულ ცოტა (lowest limit) · km ភាពតូចបំផុត (lowest limit) · he מִצְעָר (lowest limit) · ca mínim (lowest limit) · ja 極小 (lowest limit) · he מִינִימוּם (lowest limit) · fr minimum (plural minima m or minimums m) (lowest limit)