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minimal

mi·ni·mal

UK/ˈmɪn.ɪ.məl/ US/ˈmɪn.ə.məl/ fairly common

adjective

1.

the least possible

  • “needed to enforce minimal standards”
  • “her grades were minimal”
  • “minimum wage”
  • “a minimal charge for the service”

Origin

From minimum + -al.

Phrases

  • minimal brain dysfunction
  • minimal change disease
  • minimal ideal
  • minimal medium
  • minimal pair
  • minimal polynomial
  • minimal prime
  • minimal recursion semantics

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