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Minimum vs Minimality - What's the difference?

minimum | minimality |

As nouns the difference between minimum and minimality

is that minimum is the lowest limit while minimality is the state of being minimal.

As an adjective minimum

is to the lowest degree.

minimum

English

Noun

(en-noun)
  • The lowest limit.
    • We prefer candidates with a minimum of 4 years experience in the field.
    We need a minimum of 3 fully-qualified staff members on duty at all time.
  • The smallest amount.
    • He always tries to get away with doing the minimum .
    Please keep noise to a minimum after 11 o'clock
  • (astronomy) A period of minimum brightness or energy intensity (of a star).
  • (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

    * (term) is more common plural for the technical senses.

    Antonyms

    * maximum

    Hypernyms

    * (statistics) measure of location

    Derived terms

    (terms derived from minimum) * bare minimum * global minimum * local minimum * Maunder minimum * minimum wage * moral minimum

    Related terms

    * minimal * minimize, minimise

    Adjective

    (-)
  • To the lowest degree.

    • minimality

    English

    Noun

  • (uncountable) The state of being minimal
  • (countable) A minimum

    • Antonyms

    * maximality