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min·i·mum
(mĭn′ə-məm)n. pl. min·i·mums or min·i·ma (-mə)
1.
a. The least possible quantity or degree.
b. The lowest degree or amount reached or recorded; the lower limit of variation.
2. A lower limit permitted by law or other authority.
3. A sum of money set by a nightclub or restaurant as the least amount each patron must spend on food and drink.
4. Mathematics
a. The smallest number in a finite set of numbers.
b. A value of a function that is less than any other value of the function over a specific interval.
adj.
Of, consisting of, or representing the lowest possible amount or degree permissible or attainable.
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minimum
(ˈmɪnɪməm)n, pl -mums or -ma (-mə)
1. the least possible amount, degree, or quantity
2. the least amount recorded, allowed, or reached: the minimum in our temperature record this month was 50°.
3. (modifier) being the least possible, recorded, allowed, etc: minimum age.
4. (Mathematics) maths a value of a function that is less than any neighbouring value
adj
of or relating to a minimum or minimums
[C17: from Latin: smallest thing, from minimus least]
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min•i•mum
(ˈmɪn ə məm)n., pl. -mums, -ma (-mə),
adj. n.
1. the least amount possible, allowable, or the like.
2. the lowest amount, value, or degree attained or recorded.
3. Math.
adj. a. the value of a function at a certain point in its domain, which is less than or equal to the values at all other points in the immediate vicinity of the point.
b. the point at which a minimum occurs.
4. of or being a minimum.
[1655–65; < Latin, neuter of minimus smallest, least. See minor]
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min·i·mum
(mĭn′ə-məm)1. The lowest known or lowest possible number, measure, quantity, or degree.
2. Mathematics The lowest value of a function, if it has such a value.
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| Noun | 1. |  minimum - the smallest possible quantity small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity - an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude skeleton - something reduced to its minimal form; "the battalion was a mere skeleton of its former self"; "the bare skeleton of a novel" maximum, upper limit - the largest possible quantity |
| 2. | minimum - the point on a curve where the tangent changes from negative on the left to positive on the right limit - as far as something can go maximum - the point on a curve where the tangent changes from positive on the left to negative on the right | |
| Adj. | 1. | minimum - the least possible; "needed to enforce minimal standards"; "her grades were minimal"; "minimum wage"; "a minimal charge for the service" |
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Translations
أدْنى حَدالحد الأدْنىالْـحَدُّ الْأَدْنَى
minimálníminimum
minimumminimum-
minimivähimmäis-
minimumnajmanji
minimum
lágmarklágmarks-
最小の最小限
최소최소의
labai menkasmažinti iki minimumominimalusminimumassumažinti iki minimumo
minimālsminimums
minimum
najmanj
lägstaminimum
จำนวนน้อยที่สุดต่ำที่สุด
lượng tối thiểutối thiểu
minimum
[ˈmɪnɪməm]A. ADJ [amount, charge, age, temperature] → mínimo
B. N (minimums or minima (pl)) → mínimo m
to reduce sth to a minimum → reducir algo al mínimo
to keep costs down to a or the minimum → mantener los costos al mínimo
he's someone who always does the bare minimum → es una persona que siempre sigue la ley del mínimo esfuerzo
with a minimum of effort → con un mínimo de esfuerzo
with the minimum of clothing → sin apenas ropa
to reduce sth to a minimum → reducir algo al mínimo
to keep costs down to a or the minimum → mantener los costos al mínimo
he's someone who always does the bare minimum → es una persona que siempre sigue la ley del mínimo esfuerzo
with a minimum of effort → con un mínimo de esfuerzo
with the minimum of clothing → sin apenas ropa
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
minimum
[ˈmɪnɪməm] n [minima] (pl) → minimum m
to reduce sth to a minimum → réduire qch au minimum
to keep sth to a minimum → maintenir qch au minimum
a minimum of (= at least) → un minimum de
to do sth with a minimum of fuss → faire qch sans faire d'histoire
three months minimum (= at least three months) → trois mois au minimum
to reduce sth to a minimum → réduire qch au minimum
to keep sth to a minimum → maintenir qch au minimum
a minimum of (= at least) → un minimum de
to do sth with a minimum of fuss → faire qch sans faire d'histoire
three months minimum (= at least three months) → trois mois au minimum
adj → minimum, minimal(e)
The minimum age for driving is 17 → L'âge minimum pour conduire est dix-sept ans.
with minimum effort → avec un minimum d'efforts
the minimum amount → le moins possible
We try to spend the minimum amount of time on the garden → Nous essayons de consacrer le moins de temps possible au jardin.minimum lending rate n → taux m de crédit minimum
The minimum age for driving is 17 → L'âge minimum pour conduire est dix-sept ans.
with minimum effort → avec un minimum d'efforts
the minimum amount → le moins possible
We try to spend the minimum amount of time on the garden → Nous essayons de consacrer le moins de temps possible au jardin.minimum lending rate n → taux m de crédit minimum
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n → Minimum nt; the temperature fell to a minimum of 5 degrees → die Temperatur fiel auf Tiefstwerte von 5 Grad; with a minimum of inconvenience → mit einem Minimum an Unannehmlichkeiten; what is the minimum you will accept? → was ist für Sie das Minimum or der Mindestbetrag?; a minimum of 2 hours/£50/10 people → mindestens 2 Stunden/£ 50/10 Leute; to keep something to a or the minimum → etw auf ein Minimum beschränken; to reduce something to a minimum → etw auf ein Minimum or Mindestmaß reduzieren; at a or the minimum (= at least) → mindestens
adj attr → Mindest-; minimum age → Mindestalter nt; minimum charge → Mindestgebühr f; to achieve maximum possible profits from minimum possible expenditure → möglichst hohe Gewinne mit möglichst geringen Ausgaben erzielen; the minimum expenditure will be … → das wird mindestens … kosten; minimum temperature → Tiefsttemperatur f; a minimum level of discontent → ein Mindestmaß nt → an Unzufriedenheit; the minimum level of aluminium in the body → die Mindestmenge von Aluminium im Körper
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[ˈmɪnɪməm]Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
minimum
(ˈminiməm) adjective smallest or lowest (possible, obtained, recorded etc). the minimum temperature last night.
noun – plurals ˈminimums, ~ˈminima (-mə) – the smallest possible number, quantity etc or the lowest level. Tickets will cost a minimum of $20.
ˈminimal adjective very small indeed. minimal expense.
ˈminimize, ˈminimise verb1. to make as little as possible. to minimize the danger.
2. to cause to seem little or unimportant. He minimized the help he had received.
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minimum
→ الْـحَدُّ الْأَدْنَى minimální, minimum minimum Mindest-, Minimum ελάχιστο, ελάχιστος mínimo minimi, vähimmäis- minimum minimum, najmanji minimo 最小の, 最小限 최소, 최소의 minimaal, minimum minimum, minste minimalny, minimum mínimo минимальный, минимум lägsta, minimum จำนวนน้อยที่สุด, ต่ำที่สุด en az lượng tối thiểu, tối thiểu 最低的, 最小值Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
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adj & n (pl -mums) mínimoEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.