minimization

As a noun minimization

is the act of lowering something to its smallest value or extent.

As an adjective undefined is

lacking a definition or value.

As a verb minimize

is to make (something) as small or as insignificant as possible.

As a noun minimization is

the act of lowering something to its smallest value or extent.

As nouns the difference between optimization and minimization

is that optimization is the design and operation of a system or process to make it as good as possible in some defined sense while minimization is the act of lowering something to its smallest value or extent.

As nouns the difference between minimization and deprecation

is that minimization is the act of lowering something to its smallest value or extent while deprecation is prayer asking for happiness or misfortune to befall others.

As nouns the difference between minimisation and minimization

is that minimisation is an alternative spelling of minimization while minimization is the act of lowering something to its smallest value or extent.