MINIMIZATION

minimization, minimisation

(noun) the act of reducing something to the least possible amount or degree or position

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

minimization (countable and uncountable, plural minimizations)

The act of lowering something to its smallest value or extent.

(mathematics) The process of finding the minimum value of a function.

Source: Wiktionary


Min`i*mi*za"tion, n.

Definition: The act or process of minimizing. Bentham.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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DIRECTIONALITY

(noun) the property of being directional or maintaining a direction; “the directionality of written English is from left to right”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.

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