minimum

UK /ˈmɪnɪməm/ US /ˈmɪnəməm/
noun 5adj 1

Definitions

noun

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

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

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

5

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

adj

1

To the lowest degree.

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