Brazil is the largest coffee producer in the world. Each year Brazil exports more than 44 million bags of coffee. Vietnam follows at exporting over 27 million bags each year.
MINIMUM
minimal, minimum
(adjective) the least possible; “needed to enforce minimal standards”; “her grades were minimal”; “minimum wage”; “a minimal charge for the service”
minimum
(noun) the point on a curve where the tangent changes from negative on the left to positive on the right
minimum, lower limit
(noun) the smallest possible quantity
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
minimum (plural minima or minimums)
The lowest limit.
The smallest amount.
(astronomy) A period of minimum brightness or energy intensity (of a star).
(analysis) A lower bound of a set which is also an element of that set.
(statistics) The smallest member of a batch or sample or the lower bound of a probability distribution.
Usage notes
• Minima is more common plural for the technical senses.
Antonyms
• maximum
Hypernyms
• (statistics): measure of location
• extremum
Adjective
minimum (not comparable)
To the lowest degree.
Synonyms
• minimal
Source: Wiktionary
Min"i*mum, n.; pl. Minima. Etym: [L., fr. minimus. See Minim.]
Definition: The least quantity assignable, admissible, or possible, in a given case; hence, a thing of small consequence; -- opposed to Ant: maximum.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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