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- [min-uh-muh m]
- /ˈmɪn ə məm/
- /ˈmɪnɪməm/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [min-uh-muh m]
- /ˈmɪn ə məm/
Definitions of minimum word
- noun plural minimum the least quantity or amount possible, assignable, allowable, or the like. 1
- noun plural minimum the lowest speed permitted on a highway. 1
- noun plural minimum the lowest amount, value, or degree attained or recorded. 1
- noun plural minimum an arbitrary amount set by a restaurant, nightclub, etc., as the least amount to be charged each person for food and drink. Compare cover charge. 1
- noun plural minimum Mathematics. Also called relative minimum, local minimum. 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. Compare absolute minimum. the point in the domain at which a minimum occurs. 1
- adjective minimum noting or indicating a minimum. 1
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Origin of minimum
First appearance:
before 1655 One of the 46% oldest English words
1655-65; < Latin, neuter of minimus smallest, least. See minor
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Parts of speech for Minimum
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adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
minimum popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
minimum usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for minimum
adj minimum
- minimal — constituting a minimum: a minimal mode of transportation.
- littlest — small in size; not big; not large; tiny: a little desk in the corner of the room.
- smallest — of limited size; of comparatively restricted dimensions; not big; little: a small box.
- merest — Superlative form of mere.
- slightest — small in amount, degree, etc.: a slight increase; a slight odor.
noun minimum
- margin — the space around the printed or written matter on a page.
- speck — a small spot differing in color or substance from that of the surface or material upon which it appears or lies: Specks of soot on the window sill.
- point — a fraction whose denominator is some power of 10, usually indicated by a dot (decimal point or point) written before the numerator: as 0.4 = 4/10; 0.126 = 126/1000.
- hair — any of the numerous fine, usually cylindrical, keratinous filaments growing from the skin of humans and animals; a pilus.
- whit — a particle; bit; jot (used especially in negative phrases): not a whit better.
adjective minimum
- minutest — the sixtieth part (1/60) of an hour; sixty seconds.
Antonyms for minimum
adj minimum
- largest — of more than average size, quantity, degree, etc.; exceeding that which is common to a kind or class; big; great: a large house; a large number; in large measure; to a large extent.
- maximum — the greatest quantity or amount possible, assignable, allowable, etc.
- most — great in quantity, measure, or degree: too much cake.
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