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Minimum

minimum
- 1663, from L. minimum "smallest" (thing), neut. of minimus "smallest," superl. of minor "smaller."
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1.
  ~1 adj only before noun the minimum number, degree, or amount of something is the smallest or least that is possible, allowed, or needed  (The minimum requirements for the job are a degree and two years' experience. | a minimum price)  (- compare maximum1) ~2 n 1 the smallest amount, number, or degree of something that is possible, allowed, or needed + of  (Looking after a horse costs a minimum of -2000 a year.) absolute/bare minimum (=the very least amount or number)  (Staffing levels at the hospital have been slashed to an absolute minimum.) 2 keep/reduce sth to a minimum to limit something, especially something bad, to the smallest amount or degree possible  (The school manages to keep bullying to a minimum.) ...
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
2.
  Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. You use minimum to describe an amount which is the smallest that is possible, allowed, or required. He was only five feet nine, the minimum height for a policeman. ...a rise in the minimum wage. ? maximum ADJ: ADJ n • Minimum is also a noun. This will take a minimum of one hour... Four foot should be seen as an absolute minimum. N-SING: oft a N of amount 2. You use minimum to state how small an amount is. The basic needs of life are available with minimum effort... Neil and Chris try to spend the minimum amount of time on the garden. ADJ: ADJ n • Minimum is also a noun. With a minimum of fuss, she produced the grandson he had so desperately wished for. N-SING: a N of n 3. If you say that something is a particular amount minimum, you mean that this is the smallest amount it should be or could possibly be, although a larger amount is acceptable or very possible. You’re talking over a thousand pounds minimum for one course. ? maximum ADV: amount ADV 4. You use at a minimum, or at the minimum, when you want to indicate that something is the very least which could or should happen. This would take three months at a minimum... ? at the maximum PHRASE: amount PHR, PHR with cl, PHR after v 5. If you say that someone keeps something to a minimum, or to the minimum, you mean that they keep the amount of it as small as possible. Office machinery is kept to a minimum... PHRASE: PHR after v ...
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
3.
   noun  (plural minima or -imums)  Etymology: Latin, neuter of minimus smallest; akin to Latin minor smaller — more at minor  Date: 1674  1. the least quantity assignable, admissible, or possible  2. the least of a set of numbers; specifically the smallest value assumed by a continuous function defined on a closed interval  3.  a. the lowest degree or amount of variation (as of temperature) reached or recorded  b. the lowest speed allowed on a highway  • ~ adjective ...
Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
4.
  n. & adj. (pl. minima) --n. the least possible or attainable amount (reduced to a minimum). --adj. that is a minimum. Phrases and idioms minimum lending rate the announced minimum percentage at which a central bank will discount bills (cf. base rate (see BASE(1))). Usage Abolished in the UK in 1981. minimum wage the lowest wage permitted by law or special agreement. Etymology: L, neut. of minimus least ...
Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
5.
  минимум, минимальное значение минимальный - minimum of function - absolute minimum - aerodrome operating minimum - annual minimum - local minimum - pressure minimum - relative minimum - strict minimum - weather minimum ...
Большой Англо-русский Русско-английский политехнический словарь
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  1) минимальность 2) минимальный 3) минимум 4) наименьшее значение 5) наименьший aerodrome meteorological minimum — метеоминимум аэродрома angle of minimum deflection — угол наименьшего отклонения minimum allowable schedule — минимально допустимый план minimum chi-square estimator — оценка по методу минимума значения хи-квадрат minimum contrast estimator — оценка по минимуму контраста minimum controllable airspeed — скорость эволютивная minimum cost flow algorithm — алгоритм поиска потока минимальной стоимости minimum curvature property — свойство минимальной кривизны (в теории сплайнов) minimum discrimination information estimation — оценка по минимуму различающей информации minimum en-route altitude — эшелон нижний minimum entropy estimator — оценка по методу минимума энтропии minimum length tree — дерево минимальной длины minimum local bias estimator — оценка с минимальным локальным смещением minimum mean square error — минимальная среднеквадратическая ошибка minimum mean-square error estimate — оценка с минимальной среднеквадратической ошибкой minimum norm property — свойство минимальной нормы (в теории сплайнов) minimum path-length algorithm — алгоритм построения пути минимальной длины minimum positive allowance — гарантированный зазор minimum reasonable estimate — минимальная допустимая оценка minimum risk estimator — оценка минимального риска...
Англо-русский Русско-английский научно-технический словарь
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  1. сущ. минимум, минимальное значение - alternative minimum tax - minimum amount - minimum of subsistence - minimum rate - minimum requirement 2. прил. минимальный - minimum movement - minimum wage Syn: low MINIMUM – minimum documentation under the PCT – minimum of protection ...
Англо-русский Русско-английский экономический словарь
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  1. минимум, минимальное количество to reduce smth. to a minimum —- довести что-л. до минимума with a minimum of interference —- при самом незначительном вмешательстве 2. спец. наименьшее значение 3. наименьшая разрешенная скорость движения на автостраде 4. минимальный minimum speed —- минимальная скорость minimum requirements —- минимальные требования ...
Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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  noun; pl. minima  1) минимум; минимальное количество  2) attr. минимальный; - minimum wage MINIMUM wage  а) минимальная заработная плата;  б) прожиточный минимум ...
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