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
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.
• Minima is more common plural for the technical senses.
• maximum
• (statistics): measure of location
• extremum
minimum (not comparable)
To the lowest degree.
• 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
7 March 2025
(noun) chafing between two skin surfaces that are in contact (as in the armpit or under the breasts or between the thighs)
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldĂa Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de BolĂvar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.
