Hypertext Webster Gateway: "minimum"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Minimum \Min"i*mum\, n.; pl. {Minima}. [L., fr. minimus. See
{Minim}.]
The least quantity assignable, admissible, or possible, in a
given case; hence, a thing of small consequence; -- opposed
to {maximum}.
{Minimum thermometer}, a thermometer for recording the lowest
temperature since its last adjustment.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
minimum
adj : the least possible; "needed to enforce minimal standards";
"her grades were minimal"; "minimum wage"; "a minimal
charge for the service" [syn: {minimal}] [ant: {maximal},
{maximal}]
n 1: the smallest possible quantity [syn: {lower limit}] [ant: {maximum}]
2: the point on a curve where the tangent changes from negative
on the left to positive on the right [ant: {maximum}]
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