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   Min·i·mum

   /ˈminəməm/

   

   noun

   • 1. the least or smallest amount or quantity possible, attainable, or required: "they checked passports with the minimum of fuss"
   • ▪ the lowest or smallest amount of a varying quantity (e.g. temperature) allowed, attained, or recorded: "clients with a minimum of $500,000 to invest"
   • ▪ a point at which a continuously varying quantity ceases to decrease and begins to increase; the value of a quantity at such a point.

   adjective

   • 1. smallest or lowest: "this can be done with the minimum amount of effort"

   Word Origin mid 17th century: from Latin, neuter of minimus ‘least’.

   Scrabble Points: 13

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