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Minimum   /mˈɪnəməm/   Listen
Minimum

adjective
1.
The least possible.  Synonym: minimal.  "Her grades were minimal" , "Minimum wage" , "A minimal charge for the service"
noun
(pl. minima)
1.
The smallest possible quantity.  Synonym: lower limit.
2.
The point on a curve where the tangent changes from negative on the left to positive on the right.



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"Minimum" Quotes from Famous Books



... was made! And he had submissively signed away all control over all monetary transactions. What more could he do, except expire with the minimum of fuss? Truly Darius, in the local phrase, was now 'laid aside'! And of all the symptoms of his decay the most striking and the most tragic, to Edwin, was that he showed no curiosity whatever about business. Not one single word of inquiry ...
— Clayhanger • Arnold Bennett
... troubles," said Davy as consolingly as he could. "Sickness is always bad, but everything is being done that's possible; your grandfather's acts couldn't work much harm. You don't owe anything to anybody; your needs are few; your expenses are at a minimum. There will be a moratorium on taxes and your few employees would readily accept a note in lieu of cash, and friends like Mrs. Gillis would gladly come to the rescue if quick funds are needed. Frankly, you are a long way from Trouble River and you should not worry ...
— David Lannarck, Midget - An Adventure Story • George S. Harney
... however liberally they may be interpreted, are, in short, the negation of civil government; that is to say, they assume the existence of a community of sanctified persons among whom civil government is unnecessary. The irreducible minimum of civil government—as even the administrative nihilists of the school of Herbert Spencer admit—involves three things, viz., defence of life, protection of property, and enforcement of contract. With ...
— Freedom In Service - Six Essays on Matters Concerning Britain's Safety and Good Government • Fossey John Cobb Hearnshaw
... curious facts are, that the different lakes exhibit different phenomena. The Board of Public Works of Ohio states that, in 1837-38, the quantity of water descending from the atmosphere did not exceed one-third of that which was the minimum quantity ...
— Canada and the Canadians - Volume I • Sir Richard Henry Bonnycastle
... a difficulty, but it is one on which, I believe, I can offer some practical advice. I have a plan to suggest which will reduce the risk of opening up new cuttings to a minimum. (34) ...
— On Revenues • Xenophon


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