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minimum

[min-uh-muhm]

noun

the least quantity or amount possible, assignable, allowable, or the like.

the lowest speed permitted on a highway.

the lowest amount, value, or degree attained or recorded.

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.

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.

adjective

noting or indicating a minimum.

least possible: minimum risk.

lowest: a minimum rate.

pertaining to a minimum or minimums.

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the product obtained by multiplying a quantity by itself one or more times, the exponent of an expression

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Origin:
1655–65; < Latin, neuter of minimus smallest, least. See minor

Can be confused: minimal, minimize, minimum, minuscule, minutia (see usage note at minuscule).

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Economists have hotly debated the employment effects of the minimum wage.

In my way of thinking, it's not a good sign when a school asks for a minimum salary requirement.

It will ensure that banks have surplus capital well above the minimum level to write off bad debts.

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Economists have hotly debated the employment effects of the minimum wage.

In my way of thinking, it's not a good sign when a school asks for a minimum salary requirement.

It will ensure that banks have surplus capital well above the minimum level to write off bad debts.

The report suggested that certain brain features are minimum requirements for the development of flight.

There should not even be a minimum wage in my opinion.

African nations bolstered their protective measures, and the combined effort seemed to reduce poaching to a tolerable minimum.

Cylinder of welded wire and two stakes support a tomato plant with a minimum of tying.

Drivers typically sign up online for memberships, often choosing a subscription plan or a monthly minimum payment.

Congress is to be commended for making the minimum wage bill a priority.

Existing vehicles tend to be offshore or loaded with minimum investment criteria and high fees.

The federal government has minimum emissions standards.

Nature reserves are meant to serve as safe havens for endangered species and keep human interference to a minimum.

Stealing from the general public was kept to a minimum.

Given minimum care at planting, they thrive with virtually no further attention.

It operated better when used at the minimum volume level, which seemed about right for somebody with my hearing condition.

And almost everyone puts top priority on raising the minimum wage.

Not surprisingly, hawk-cuckoo chicks keep noise levels to a minimum.

Still, it seems as though the precision of the data is sufficient to believe this increase in the minimum values.

For minimum impact on the endangered turtles, authorities supervise and limit the number of visitors each night.

To grow these plants successfully, you'll need to hold direct sun to a minimum and keep humidity high.

The grippy rubber tips stayed put and performed admirably, but cord noise was kept to a minimum.

The government is seeking to impose a standard, minimum syllabus.

Human contact will be kept to a minimum to increase the bustards' chances of survival in the wild.

The sea-ice minimum this year was the third lowest on record.

Increasing the minimum size, they said, would reduce their catch and drive them out of business.

When leaves drop in late winter or early spring, cut stems back to two buds and reduce watering to minimum.

We always keep the numbers of parts down to a minimum.

Because everybody knows everybody else, such groups can run with a minimum of bureaucracy.

In fact, he suggested, the minimum amount of metal needed for planets to be born might be far lower than commonly believed.

Typically, a polar bear enclosure is only one millionth the size of its minimum home range.

Today the five-bedroom dwelling is open to the public, for a minimum of two nights.

Most of them rent for a minimum of one week during summer months, but become negotiable the rest of the year.

And it has been aggressively touting the lower minimum bid to foreign media.

Social security is, essentially, an intergenerational agreement to establish and maintain a minimum pension.

Place it in the freezer for a minimum of five hours.

The blue curve shows the type of variation expected for the minimum operating velocity.

The absence of a circle in a colored square means there is no unique maximum or minimum.

Minimum payment amounts definitely have an anchoring effect.

The company says production costs are kept to a minimum because they require less silicon.

Base flow is often seen as the minimum supply of water on which people can safely rely.

Forced saving beyond a survival minimum would make those who would prefer to spend more now and less later worse off.

And yes, these days if it is a commercial interest, this is absolutely the minimum security that should be used.

The overarching challenge is to make that transition at minimum cost and without economic disruption.

Sure a goal to get cars to that minimum amount is probably a good idea.

The millions of workers earning the minimum wage, or less, need a raise.

Congress's lower house duly restored the president's proposal for the minimum wage this week.

Farmers are not penalized if the market price ultimately rises higher than the guaranteed minimum price.

These days, coolness seems to come in discrete electronic packages that demand to be replaced every two years at minimum.

The recent increase in the minimum wage seems to be a factor in the sharp decline in teenage unemployment.

Most in my field do not mention salary, while a few list minimum salaries.

They execute, so-called, preventive activities so that rats and mice will stay away or are kept at a minimum.

The minimum fees would kick in only if the per-stream charges fell below that amount.

Economic difficulties may ultimately have led to the decision to eliminate mandatory minimum sentences for drug crimes.

Minimum of two years teaching experience with student with disabilities required.

Most measures also include aspects of the minimum quality of functioning of government.

Wouldn't it be a great world where everything came in the minimum amount of.

Debate on the question of raising the minimum wage often seems to be guided by a complex of political considerations.

Bachelor's degree and a minimum of two years fund raising or equivalent work experience required.

Most industrial countries have a minimum wage, although certain sorts of workers are often.

No-till seeders slice open a small groove for seeds, keeping soil disturbance to a minimum.

The federal and state governments should get rid of mandatory minimum sentences and the injustices they produce.

With the minimum of research you will avoid the mistakes that come with not knowing your audience.

Thus, arguments about the minimum wage are back in fashion.

As a general rule, all applicants are expected to have published a minimum of three articles in peer-reviewed scientific journals.

Finding a job, even if part-time for minimum wage, was not a difficult task.

The deal would repeal many of the mandatory minimum prison sentences now in place for lower-level drug felons.

The third carries a balance and merely pays the minimum every month.

Many states once set their minimum drinking-age at.

Use a flash or other added light if grain could be a problem and must be kept to a minimum.

As long as the recipient meets the minimum qualifications.

Weinstein, a federal judge, is attacking the mandatory minimum five-year sentence.

National regulators will be expected to add more charges, at their discretion, to keep their banks well above the minimum.

The method will also allow them to estimate minimum population size and effective.

Researchers tested subjects' vision again after a minimum of five hours of play weekly for six weeks.

Many restaurants are concerned that they will be the hardest hit if six states vote to increase the minimum wage.

Teachers there used to earn half the minimum salary, and few had themselves been educated beyond primary level.

Furthermore when human has not the minimum of source of living, responses aggressively.

Garment industry labor leaders were among those arrested after protests over a recent increase in the minimum wage.

And minimum wages, if set too high, are likely to destroy jobs without curing poverty.

State and local zoning codes may set minimum land requirements or maximum height limits.

They're both relatively high in carbohydrates, something diabetics are supposed to keep to a minimum.

If a play fails to sell a specified minimum number.

Nominal legal provisions calling for minimum wages and guaranteed rest days are routinely ignored.

Fertilizers that are processed via composting then vermicomposting can have minimum run off problems to lakes and water cycles.

The government has fixed a minimum wage for temporary work, to stop eastern undercutting.

There should be some kind of minimum standard required before studies are published.

However, there is plenty of argument over whether a rise in the minimum wage is the best remedy.

The government should continue to increase the minimum mpg for vehicles.

It is offering subsidies for rice farmers and its own version of a hike in the minimum wage.

Developers hope to acquire cheap land, put in a minimum of infrastructure and sell it.

The prototype fuel cells have such desirable features as the ability to recharge and minimum loss of energy while idling.

Some minimum return on capital was deemed to be required.

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World English Dictionary

minimum (ˈmɪnɪməm)

—n , pl -mums, -ma
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.	maths a value of a function that is less than any neighbouring value

—*adj*
5.	of or relating to a minimum or minimums

[C17: from Latin: smallest thing, from minimus least]

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Word Origin & History

minimum

1663 (n.) "smallest portion into which matter is divisible," from L. minimum "smallest" (thing), neut. of minimus "smallest," superl. of minor "smaller" (see minor). The adj. is first attested 1810.

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minimum

(mĭn'ə-məm) Pronunciation Key
Plural minimums or minima

The lowest known or lowest possible number, measure, quantity, or degree.
The lowest value of a mathematical function, if it has such a value.

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