English Online Dictionary. What means minimum? What does minimum mean?
English
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin minimum, neuter form of minimus (“least, smallest”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈmɪnɪməm/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈmɪnəməm/
- Hyphenation: min‧i‧mum
Noun
minimum (plural minima or minimums)
- The lowest limit.
- The smallest amount.
- (astronomy) A period of minimum brightness or energy intensity (of a star).
- (mathematical 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
Hyponyms
Derived terms
Related terms
- minimal
- minimize, minimise
Translations
Adjective
minimum (not comparable)
- To the lowest degree.
- Synonym: minimal
Derived terms
- minimum wage
Translations
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈmɪnɪmum]
Noun
minimum n
- minimum
- Antonym: maximum
Declension
Related terms
- See minus
Further reading
- “minimum”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “minimum”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “minimum”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025
Danish
Noun
minimum n (singular definite minimummet, plural indefinite minimummer)
- minimum
Declension
Antonyms
- maksimum
Further reading
- “minimum” in Den Danske Ordbog
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin minimum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmi.niˌmʏm/
- Hyphenation: mi‧ni‧mum
Noun
minimum n (plural minima)
- minimum
Derived terms
- bestaansminimum
- minimumleeftijd
- minimumloon
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mi.ni.mɔm/
- Rhymes: -ɔm
- Homophone: minimums
Noun
minimum m (plural minima)
- minimum
Usage notes
- The 1990 spelling reform recommends that the plural of minimum should be minimums.
Derived terms
- au minimum
- minimum syndical
- salaire minimum
- strict minimum
Descendants
- Persian: مینیمم (minimom)
Further reading
- “minimum”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Latin
Adjective
minimum
- accusative masculine singular of minimus
- nominative neuter singular of minimus
- accusative neuter singular of minimus
- vocative neuter singular of minimus
References
- “minimum”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- minimum in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[2], pre-publication website, 2005-2016
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Latin minimum.
Noun
minimum n (definite singular minimumet, indefinite plural minima or minimumer, definite plural minimaene or minimuma or minimumene)
- minimum
Antonyms
- maksimum
Derived terms
- minimumskrav
References
- “minimum” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Latin minimum.
Noun
minimum n (definite singular minimumet, indefinite plural minimum, definite plural minimuma)
- minimum
Antonyms
- maksimum
Derived terms
- minimumskrav
References
- “minimum” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Polish
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin minimum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmi.ɲi.mum/, (colloquial) /miˈɲi.mum/
- Rhymes: -iɲimum, -imum
- Syllabification: mi‧ni‧mum
Adverb
minimum (not comparable)
- at least
- Synonym: co najmniej
Noun
minimum n
- minimum
- Antonym: maksimum
Declension
Further reading
- minimum in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- minimum in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin minimum.
Noun
minimum n (uncountable)
- minimum (lowest limit)
- minimum, modicum (small quantity)
Declension
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mǐnimum/
- Hyphenation: mi‧ni‧mum
Noun
mìnimum m (Cyrillic spelling мѝнимум)
- minimum
Declension
Swedish
Noun
minimum n
- minimum