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The first and continuing argument for the curtailment of working hours and the raising of the minimum age was that education was necessary in a democracy and working children could not attend school.
Grace Abbott

Meaning of "minimum" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD MINIMUM

From Latin: smallest thing, from minimus least.
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PRONUNCIATION OF MINIMUM

minimum  [ˈmɪnɪməm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MINIMUM

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Minimum can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES MINIMUM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

minimum

Maxima and minima

In mathematics, the maximum and minimum of a function, known collectively as extrema, are the largest and smallest value that the function takes at a point either within a given neighborhood or on the function domain in its entirety. Pierre de Fermat was one of the first mathematicians to propose a general technique for finding maxima and minima. More generally, the maximum and minimum of a set are the greatest and least element in the set. Unbounded infinite sets such as the set of real numbers have no minimum and maximum. To locate extreme values is the basic objective of optimization.

Definition of minimum in the English dictionary

The first definition of minimum in the dictionary is the least possible amount, degree, or quantity. Other definition of minimum is the least amount recorded, allowed, or reached. Minimum is also being the least possible, recorded, allowed, etc.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MINIMUM


amomum
əˈməʊməm
cardamum
ˈkɑːdəməm
chrysanthemum
krɪˈsænθəməm
extremum
ɪkˈstriːməm
helianthemum
hiːlɪˈænθəməm
infimum
ˈɪnfɪməm
lithospermum
ˌlɪθəʊˈspɜːməm
maximum
ˈmæksɪməm
menispermum
ˌmɛnɪˈspɜːməm
mesembryanthemum
mɪzˌɛmbrɪˈænθɪməm
optimum
ˈɒptɪməm
Pergamum
ˈpɜːɡəməm
simillimum
sɪˈmɪlɪməm
suboptimum
sʌbˈɒptɪməm
xeranthemum
zɪəˈrænθəməm
xylobalsamum
ˌzaɪləʊˈbɔːlsəməm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MINIMUM

minimally
minimally invasive
minimarket
minimart
minimax
minimill
minimisation
minimise
minimiser
minimism
minimist
minimization
minimize
minimizer
minimoto
minimum iron fabric
minimum lending rate
minimum security prison
minimum wage
minimus

WORDS THAT END LIKE MINIMUM

album
aluminium
aluminum
at a premium
Belgium
Comum
cum
datum
forum
hum
medium
mum
museum
petroleum
platinum
premium
school-gate mum
stadium
sum
um

Synonyms and antonyms of minimum in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «MINIMUM»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «minimum» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of minimum

Translation of «minimum» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MINIMUM

Find out the translation of minimum to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of minimum from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «minimum» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

最低的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

mínimo
570 millions of speakers

English

minimum
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

न्यूनतम
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الْـحَدُّ الْأَدْنَى
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

минимальный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

mínimo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সর্বনিম্ন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

minimum
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

minimum
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Mindest-
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

最小の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

최소의
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Minimal
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tối thiểu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

குறைந்தபட்ச
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

किमान
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

asgari
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

minimo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

minimalny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

мінімальний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

minim
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ελάχιστος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

minimum
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

lägsta
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

minste
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of minimum

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MINIMUM»

The term «minimum» is very widely used and occupies the 2.170 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MINIMUM» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «minimum» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «minimum» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about minimum

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10 QUOTES WITH «MINIMUM»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word minimum.
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Grace Abbott
The first and continuing argument for the curtailment of working hours and the raising of the minimum age was that education was necessary in a democracy and working children could not attend school.
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Amy J. Berg
I just think it's so outrageous that fifteen years is the kind of minimum amount of time that any wrongfully convicted person spends in prison.
3
Carl Bernstein
Radical thought has inspired many of the great political and social reform movements in American history, from ending slavery to establishing the minimum wage.
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Joe Bob Briggs
Everything changed in Bosnia, when General Wesley Clark proved that you could fight a war with high- level precision air strikes and a bare minimum of ground action.
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Sherrod Brown
Thousands of Ohio families are going deeper and deeper in debt just trying to pay their heating bills, fill prescriptions, and buy groceries. The current minimum wage is simply not enough.
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Vince Cable
Now the main areas of higher education that still enjoy considerable financial support from government are subjects like engineering and science and the research ringfence which is the basic minimum to protect Britain's scientific competitiveness.
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Margaret Carlson
Is puppy love the reason so many Americans are blind to the incompetence and waste of Republicans - who at a minimum are supposed to be good money managers - running Iraq reconstruction?
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Russ Carnahan
Congress has not raised the minimum wage since 1997. The minimum wage is now at its lowest level in 50 years adjusted for inflation.
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Ha-Joon Chang
Free market economists frequently see minimum wage legislation as mere political intervention. However, there are decent economic theories which show that, under certain circumstances, minimum wages can be beneficial, as it makes workers more productive.
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Tracy Chevalier
Younger women tend to be busier, wearing more layers and more make-up. I don't know if it's because older women are more confident, or just that we don't care any more. But that pared-down approach is the same with the sentences I write; I take out adjectives and adverbs and keep the description to a minimum.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MINIMUM»

Discover the use of minimum in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to minimum and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Theoretical Minimum: What You Need to Know to Start ...
A world-class physicist and a citizen scientist combine forces to teach Physics 101—the DIY way The Theoretical Minimum is a book for anyone who has ever regretted not taking physics in college—or who simply wants to know how to think ...
Leonard Susskind, George Hrabovsky, 2014
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Myth and Measurement: The New Economics of the Minimum Wage
This pathbreaking book suggests that economists know less about what the invisible hand is up to than they let on.
David Edward Card, 1995
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Minimum Wages
A comprehensive review of evidence on the effect of minimum wages on employment,skills, wage and income distributions, and longer-term labor market outcomes concludes that theminimum wage is not a good policy tool.
David Neumark, William L. Wascher, 2008
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Minimum
Architect John Pawson delves into all aspects of minimalism inthis compact (five-by-five-inch) but thick (325-page) format.
John Pawson, 2006
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The Minimum Dwelling
The long-awaited English-language publication of Karel Teige's influential book on the minimum dwelling as a new housing type for the working class.
Karel Teige, 2002
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Maximize the Minimum-Maximize Both Strength and Endurance in ...
The innovative workout program for the modern athlete
Peter Andrews, 2007
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Maximum Muscle, Minimum Fat: The Secret Science Behind ...
From the Trade Paperback edition.
Ori Hofmekler, 2010
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The Fundamentals of Minimum Wage Fixing
This manual draws on the ILO's comprehensive database containing the principal legal provisions and minimum wage fixing mechanisms in 100 countries.
François Eyraud, Catherine Saget, 2005
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Children’s Rights and the Minimum Age of Criminal ...
This work is the first global analysis of national minimum ages of criminal responsibility, the international legal obligations that surround them and the principal considerations for establishing and implementing respective age limits.
Dr Don Cipriani, 2013
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The Politics of the Minimum Wage
" "Positioning the minimum wage as a fulcrum for the most basic conflict underlying America's unique combination of democracy and a market economy, The Politics of the Minimum Wage shows how a defense of the minimum wage built on a communal ...
Jerold L. Waltman, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MINIMUM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term minimum is used in the context of the following news items.
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Yes, New York's $15 Fast Food Minimum Wage Will Be A Failure …
So, it looks like $15 an hour will become the New York State minimum for fast food workers. All of which is a very bad idea of course. For the ... «Forbes, Jul 15»
2
How Not To Do Minimum Wage Research: Integrity Florida Edition
The preponderance of research finds that raising the minimum wage does not ... They “suggest that the effects of minimum wage increases on ... «Forbes, Jul 15»
3
House, Senate members introduce $15 federal minimum wage bill
Liberal members of Congress in both the House and the Senate will introduce legislation Wednesday that would raise the federal minimum ... «Al Jazeera America, Jul 15»
4
Money talks: Minimum-wage mania
GOVERNMENTS are enthusiastically raising the minimum wage of workers. But how high can they go without being harmful? «The Economist, Jul 15»
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Meet One Architect Of The Minimum Wage Protest Movement
Most prominently, they have helped lead the national Fight for 15 movement among fast-food workers for a $15 minimum wage, one of the most ... «BuzzFeed News, Jul 15»
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Microsoft publishes minimum device specifications for Windows 10 …
With Windows 10 having many versions and a long list of device types running across those versions, Microsoft has published the minimum ... «WinBeta, Jul 15»
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The CEO who set his company's minimum wage at $70K? His …
Earlier this year, the CEO of credit card processor Gravity Payments made headlines when he set the minimum wage for his company's 120 ... «Fortune, Jul 15»
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AFP confident in attaining minimum credible defense posture
The Department of National Defense (DND) defines “minimum credible defense posture” as the establishment of an effective force presence ... «Philippine Star, Jul 15»
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Comedy's the Game in 'Minimum Wage: So Many Bad Decisions #3'
One of the pioneers of the latter form to emerge from the 1990s was Bob Fingerman with his semi-autobiographical comic, Minimum Wage. «PopMatters, Jul 15»
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This Is What Raising the Minimum Wage Did to Jobs in 11 States
In economic circles, the minimum wage causes maximum debate. New data suggest that's unlikely to change anytime soon. Of 11 states that ... «Bloomberg, Jul 15»

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