minimum

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  1. noun The least possible quantity or degree.
  2. noun The lowest degree or amount reached or recorded; the lower limit of variation.
  3. noun A lower limit permitted by law or other authority.

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  • Does this mean that after every month of solar activity data the we look back six months to see if the minimum has been achieved? —  WordPress.com News
  • Andrey at the minimum will be the catalyst in the next two months and a catalyst is known as not being part of the reaction - merely something to start and maintain the reaction. —  Chelsea Blog
  • As far as I am concerned, what we call a minimum wage is in fact starvation wage, a kind of semi-slavery endured only by those who have no other options, except perhaps to turn to crime.
  • "President Sarkozy has made clear his minimum and his minimum is adherence to the six-point plan because he signed it with President Medvedev," Miliband said. —  EUnews
  • Jim, I wanted to get a little bit more detail on Slide 22 and go over the three elements of the near term strategic initiative to drive higher free cash flow, maybe get a little bit more specificity if possible, and maybe first what the kind of minimum which is reduced in investment and development. —  SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page
 

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  1. Latin, from neuter of minimus, least; see mei-2 in Indo-European roots.

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  1. from Latin minimum, neuter of minimus, least: see minim.
 

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/ˈmɪnɪməm/
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