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minimum

noun
/ˈmɪnɪməm/UK/ˈmɪnəməm/US

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin minimum, neuter form of minimus (“least, smallest”).

  1. learned borrowing from minimum

Definitions

  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.
    • Please keep noise to a minimum after 11 o'clock
    • 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.

  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. ›+ 3 more definitions

    1. A lower bound of a set which is also an element of that set.

    2. The smallest member of a batch or sample or the lower bound of a probability distribution.

    3. To the lowest degree.

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Derived

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Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at minimum. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at minimum. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

8 hops · closes at minimum

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA