minimum
See also: Minimum
English
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin minimum, neuter form of minimus (“least, smallest”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈmɪn.ɪ.məm/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈmɪn.ə.məm/
Audio (US) (file)
Noun
minimum (plural minima or minimums)
- 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 time.
- The smallest amount.
- 2021 April 16, Judy Berman, “Kate Winslet's Mare of Easttown Is the Rare Crime Drama That Cares About Its Characters”, in Time:
- 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.
- He always tries to get away with doing the minimum.
- Please keep noise to a minimum after 11 o'clock
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- (astronomy) 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.
- (mathematical analysis) A lower bound of a set which is also an element of that set.
- (statistics) The smallest member of a batch or sample or the lower bound of a probability distribution.
Usage notes
- Minima is more common plural for the technical senses.
Antonyms
- maximum
Hypernyms
- (statistics): measure of location
- extremum
Derived terms
terms derived from minimum
- bare minimum
- global minimum
- local minimum
- Maunder minimum
- minimum wage
- moral minimum
Related terms
- minimal
- minimize, minimise
Translations
lowest limit
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Adjective
minimum (not comparable)
- To the lowest degree.
- Synonym: minimal
Translations
lowest degree
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Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈmɪnɪmum]
Noun
minimum n
- minimum
- Antonym: maximum
Declension
Declension of minimum
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | minimum | minima |
genitive | minima | minim |
dative | minimu | minimům |
accusative | minimum | minima |
vocative | minimum | minima |
locative | minimu | minimech |
instrumental | minimem | minimy |
Related terms
- See minus
- minimalismus
- minimalista
- minimalizace
- minimalizovat
- minimální
Further reading
- minimum in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- minimum in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
- minimum in Internetová jazyková příručka
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin minimum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmi.niˌmʏm/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: mi‧ni‧mum
Noun
minimum n (plural minima)
- minimum
Derived terms
- bestaansminimum
- minimumleeftijd
- minimumloon
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mi.ni.mɔm/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɔm
- Homophone: minimums
Noun
minimum m (plural minima)
- minimum
Usage notes
- The 1990 spelling reform recommends that the plural of minimum should be minimums.
Derived terms
- au minimum
- minimum syndical
- salaire minimum
- strict minimum
Further reading
- “minimum”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Latin
Adjective
minimum
- accusative masculine singular of minimus
- nominative neuter singular of minimus
- accusative neuter singular of minimus
- vocative neuter singular of minimus
References
- “minimum”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- minimum in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Latin minimum.
Noun
minimum n (definite singular minimumet, indefinite plural minima or minimumer, definite plural minimaene or minimuma or minimumene)
- minimum
Antonyms
- maksimum
Derived terms
- minimumskrav
References
- “minimum” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Latin minimum.
Noun
minimum n (definite singular minimumet, indefinite plural minimum, definite plural minimuma)
- minimum
Antonyms
- maksimum
Derived terms
- minimumskrav
References
- “minimum” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin minimum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmi.ɲi.mum/, (colloquial) /miˈɲi.mum/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -imum
- Syllabification: mi‧ni‧mum
Adverb
minimum (not comparable)
- at least
- Synonym: co najmniej
Noun
minimum n
- minimum
- Antonym: maksimum
Declension
Declension of minimum
singular | plural | |
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nominative | minimum | minima |
genitive | minimum | minimów |
dative | minimum | minimom |
accusative | minimum | minima |
instrumental | minimum | minimami |
locative | minimum | minimach |
vocative | minimum | minima |
Further reading
- minimum in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- minimum in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian
Etymology
From Latin minimum.
Noun
minimum n (uncountable)
- minimum (lowest limit)
- minimum, modicum (small quantity)
Declension
declension of minimum (singular only)
singular | ||
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n gender | indefinite articulation | definite articulation |
nominative/accusative | (un) minimum | minimumul |
genitive/dative | (unui) minimum | minimumului |
vocative | minimumule |
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mǐnimum/
- Hyphenation: mi‧ni‧mum
Noun
mìnimum m (Cyrillic spelling мѝнимум)
- minimum
Declension
Declension of minimum
singular | plural | |
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nominative | minimum | minimumi |
genitive | minimuma | minimuma |
dative | minimumu | minimumima |
accusative | minimum | minimume |
vocative | minimume | minimumi |
locative | minimumu | minimumima |
instrumental | minimumom | minimumima |
Swedish
Noun
minimum n
- minimum
Declension
Declension of minimum | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | minimum | minimumet | minimum | minimumen |
Genitive | minimums | minimumets | minimums | minimumens |