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minima

The correct spelling is minima.

How to pronounce minima

noun

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The correct spelling is minima. The lowest limit. For example: "We need a minimum of three staff members on duty at all time."

Usage Examples

We need a minimum of three staff members on duty at all time.

He always tries to get away with doing the minimum.

The Maunder minimum of the Sun reportedly corresponded to a period of great cold on Earth.

Definition

noun

  1. 1.The lowest limit.
  2. 2.The smallest amount.
  3. 3.A period of minimum brightness or energy intensity (of a star).
  4. 4.A lower bound of a set which is also an element of that set.
  5. 5.The smallest member of a batch or sample or the lower bound of a probability distribution.

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