Ration vs Minimum - What's the difference?
ration | minimum | Related terms |
To supply with a ration; to limit (someone) to a specific allowance of something.
To portion out (especially during a shortage of supply); to limit access to.
To restrict (an activity etc.)
The lowest limit.
The smallest amount.
(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.
To the lowest degree.
Ration is a related term of minimum.
As nouns the difference between ration and minimum
is that ration is while minimum is minimum.ration
English
(wikipedia ration)Verb
(en verb)- We rationed ourselves to three sips of water a day until we were rescued.
- By the third day on the raft, we had to ration our water.
- Our present health care system is rationed only to those who can afford it because of unnecessary high cost, lack of insurance coverage by 47 million people, and exorbitant prescription prices.
Anagrams
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English
Noun
(en-noun)- 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.
- He always tries to get away with doing the minimum .
- Please keep noise to a minimum after 11 o'clock
