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  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Minimum  \Min"i*mum\,  n.;  pl  {Minima}.  [L.,  fr  minimus.  See 
  {Minim}.] 
  The  least  quantity  assignable,  admissible,  or  possible,  in  a 
  given  case;  hence  a  thing  of  small  consequence;  --  opposed 
  to  {maximum}. 
 
  {Minimum  thermometer},  a  thermometer  for  recording  the  lowest 
  temperature  since  its  last  adjustment. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  minimum 
  adj  :  the  least  possible;  "needed  to  enforce  minimal  standards"; 
  "her  grades  were  minimal";  "minimum  wage";  "a  minimal 
  charge  for  the  service"  [syn:  {minimal}]  [ant:  {maximal}, 
  {maximal}] 
  n  1:  the  smallest  possible  quantity  [syn:  {lower  limit}]  [ant:  {maximum}] 
  2:  the  point  on  a  curve  where  the  tangent  changes  from  negative 
  on  the  left  to  positive  on  the  right  [ant:  {maximum}]




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