Noun

(en noun)

A proportional part or share; the share or proportion assigned to each in a division.

A prescribed number or percentage that may serve as, for example, a maximum, a minimum, or a goal.

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(business, economics) A restriction on the import of something to a specific quantity.

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.