最小
Chinese
(the) most; ‑est | small; tiny; few; young | ||
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simp. and trad. (最小) | 最 | 小 |
Pronunciation
Noun
最小
- smallest; youngest; least; minimum; minimal
Antonyms
- 最大 (zuìdà)
Derived terms
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Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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最 | 小 |
さい Grade: 4 | しょう Grade: 1 |
on’yomi |
Etymology
最 (sai-, “most”) + 小 (shō, “small”)
Pronunciation
- On’yomi
- (Tokyo) さいしょー [sàíshóó] (Heiban – [0])[1]
- IPA(key): [sa̠iɕo̞ː]
Noun
最小 (hiragana さいしょう, rōmaji saishō)
- minimum, smallest, least [2]
Alternative forms
- 最少
Derived terms
Derived terms
Common
- 最小限 (saishōgen, “lowest”)
Uncommon
- 最小化 (saishō-ka, “minimization”)
- 最小値 (saishōchi, “minimum value”)
- 採取国家主義 (saishō kokka shugi, “Minarchism”)
Computer terms
- 最小動作 (saishōdōsa, “minimal simulation”)
- 最小構成 (saishō kōsei, “minimum configuration”)
- 最小有効数字 (saishō yūkō sūji, “least significant digit”)
- 最小有効ビット (saishō yūkō bitto, “least significant bit”)
Mathematical terms
- 最小自乗法 (saishō jijō-hō, “least-squares method”)
- 最小公倍数 (saishōkōbaisū, “least common multiple”)
References
- 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3
- 2000, Jonathan Bunt, Gillian Hall, The Oxford Starter Japanese Dictionary, First Edition, New York: Oxford University Press, ISBN 0198601972